More Information About Maryland Sick and Safe Leave

The new Maryland Healthy Working Families Act (aka Maryland Sick and Safe Leave) is going into effect on Sunday, February 11th. We have less than 1 week until the implementation of this law. HR Strategy Group wants to make sure you are ready and we want you to know we are here to help you implement this policy in your organization. Please note that any guidance listed below reflects the current guidance from the State of Maryland as of today, but this could change. We will keep you updated with any changes to this law.   Here are some questions you need to ask yourself – and the answers! What should I be doing prior to February 11th? Confirm with your payroll company that your employees pay stubs will show the following: Amount of leave used; AND Amount of leave available for use   If you do not use a…read more...

Maryland Sick and Safe Leave – Frequently Asked Questions

We have developed some Frequently Asked Questions to help you to understand the new Maryland Healthy Families Act (aka Maryland Sick and Safe Leave), and to assist with policy development, implementation strategies, and assistance with employee communications.   What does the new law mean?   Under the new law, Maryland employers will be required to provide earned sick and safe leave to their employees, regardless of the size of your organization.  The law is scheduled to go into effect on February 11, 2018.  We recommend that you plan NOW for implementation!   I have 15+ employees.  Does this impact me?  The Maryland Healthy Families Act requires employers with 15 or more employees to provide employees with paid sick and safe leave, regardless of whether the employees are full-time, part-time, temporary, or seasonal.  If you employ 15 or more employees, you will be required to allow employees to earn at least 1 hour of…read more...

The Importance of an Employment Handbook

An Employment Handbook allows you to establish sound, consistent employment expectations for the employees in your business, while ensuring compliance with state and federal employment law.  Employment Handbooks allow businesses to: Clarify your expectations for professional conduct & performance with your employees; Train your employees in your expectations of their conduct and performance; Maintain Accountability with employees who act inappropriately in your business; Ensures compliance with federal & state employment law, insurance and professional liability requirements; and Projects & maintains a professional workplace for your employees. Employment Handbooks are a business necessity and can help protect you from employment liability and wrongful employment actions – which can cost you thousands of dollars!   Employment handbooks allow you to be PRO-ACTIVE in communicating a professional image to your employees about dress code, customer/client care, hours of operation, time schedules, requesting time-off, and many more issues in employment!   By having an employment…read more...

Talking ‘Bout My Generation! Multiple Generations in the Workplace

Gen X?  Millennials?  What's the current terminology?  And what age group does each include?  Face it, in any given workplace, you can expect to have 4-5 generations working together!  Let's talk about how gaps between these came about, what the current business landscape looks like, and why you should challenge assumptions to ultimately bridge those generations. Generations in the Workplace As society has progressed, people are remaining active and healthy longer which has led to a wider age spread in today's workforce.  Your company's staff could easily be represented today by multiple generations.  And each of these has grown up with different experiences - whether with radio, TV, computers, iPhones.  World and local events impacted each generation differently as did the music they listened to and the TV shows they watched.  The CBS show, The Great Indoors, does a great job of adding humor to a workplace trying to rally…read more...

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