The New DOL Independent Contractor Rule

The new rule was released on January 10, 2024, and was effective March 11, 2024. The rule aims to provide clarity and guidance on the classification of workers as independent contractors, ensuring fairness to both workers and employers.  It establishes clear criteria for determining independent contractor status, focusing on the economic reality of the working…

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Raise Up Employees Through Recognition

Employee recognition is a powerful tool for fostering a positive work environment and boosting morale. Recognizing and appreciating your team’s hard work can lead to increased productivity, job satisfaction, and overall organizational success. Let’s look at five creative and effective employee recognition ideas to help you build a culture of appreciation in your organization. To…

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Pregnant Workers Fairness Act: What Employers Need To Know

The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act goes into effect June 27, 2023 and requires employers with 15 or more employees to provide accommodations to pregnant employees. Hubric Resources’ Senior HR Consultant, Denise Garman explains the changes and what employees need to know to provide accommodations. Check out the EEOC’s website and all you need to know…

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Form I-9:  What Employers Need to Know

by Denise Garman, SPHR All United States employers must complete Form I-9 to document that they have verified the identity and authorization to work in the United States of each new employee (both citizens and non-citizens) hired after November 6, 1986. Both the employee and employer or the employer’s authorized representative, must complete the form.…

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Meet the HR Team – Denise Garman

Denise Garman, Senior HR Consultant, is one of our newest team members, joining Hubric Resources in April 2023.   She has over 25 years of HR experience and specializes in assisting clients with leadership training and coaching, employee relations, HR audits, employee handbooks, and policy/procedure review and development.  Denise completed her BSBA with an HR concentration…

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New compliance alert: DOL begins PUMP Act enforcement on April 28

The Providing Urgent Maternal Protections for Nursing Mothers (PUMP) Act requiresemployers to provide nursing mothers with reasonable break time to express breast milkAND provide a private location (besides a restroom) to do so. These break periods areconsidered unpaid if the employee is completely relieved from job duties. If they areperforming any type of work (i.e.,…

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Meet the HR Team – Christine Brown

Christine M. Brown, M.S., SHRM-CP: HR Consultant HR Consultant Christine Brown has 7 years of HR Consulting experience with an emphasis on recruiting and leadership training. This Brecknock Township resident received her bachelor’s in Business Administration at Shippensburg University and her master’s in Human Relations & Counseling at Villanova University. She loves recruiting and says,…

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Meet the HR Team – Paige DeLoretta

Paige DeLoretta: Social Media and Marketing Coordinator Social Media and Marketing Coordinator, Paige G. DeLoretta, was ecstatic to join the HubricResource team in December 2022. Paige is a Governor Mifflin High School graduate and iscurrently attending George Mason University in Fairfax, VA where she is pursuing a double major in Business Management and Marketing. Paige…

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HR Forecast for 2023

Just like a groundhog predicting the forecast, Hubric Resources is here to help you forecast the HR year ahead.  Based on our research and what we are seeing with our clients, here are 5 HR trends that we are predicting in 2023: The Future of Work Is Flexibility Workplace flexibility embraces the idea that employees…

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Meet the HR Team – Dan Hartung

Daniel J. Hartung, SPHR: Sr. HR Consultant Dan Hartung, a Senior HR Consultant at Hubric Resources holds an impressive 45 years of humanresources management experience, and two and a half years of those encompass consulting experiencewith particular strengths in policy development, recruiting, talent management, employee relations,compensation and process management. Says Hartung of his work for…

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