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May 23, 2022
Board Member Spotlight: Jenae Deters, Programs & Training Director - Elect
SHRM Topeka is proud to feature our 2022 Board of Directors! Learn more about Programs & Training Director - Elect Jenae Deters with our Q&A.
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May 9, 2022
Compliance with the Fair Labor Standards Act: What HR Can Do
A recent SHRM article, “DOL Overtime Claims Are on the Rise,” states that, “The Department of Labor is recovering an increasing amount of damages in overtime claims as it goes after employers that are misclassifying workers or miscalculating overtime.” The article goes on to recommend that employers should engage a law firm to oversee or conduct a comprehensive wage and hour audit to cover classification and time and attendance pract
April 25, 2022
Board Member Spotlight: Julie Kampsen, Programs & Training Director
SHRM Topeka is proud to feature our 2022 Board of Directors! Learn more about Programs & Training Director Julie Kampsen with our Q&A.
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March 18, 2022
Board Member Spotlight: Kelly Welch, President-Elect
SHRM Topeka is proud to feature our 2022 Board of Directors! Learn more about Board President-Elect Kelly Welch with our Q&A.
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February 23, 2022
Board Member Spotlight: Lisa Carlton, President
SHRM Topeka is proud to feature our 2022 Board of Directors! Learn more about Board President Lisa Carlton with our Q&A.
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December 17, 2020
Your Recruitment Strategy
Recruitment is one of the most important tasks the HR professional does. The ability to place the right talent in the right seats is imperative and will impact whether a company grows or stays stagnant. I’ll take a few moments to explain the various aspects of recruitment and give some tips that might help you become an even better recruiter.
Blog Categories:July 2, 2019
Human Resources and Business Strategy
In our last post we addressed some of the things a Human Resources department does every day. We discussed things such as employment law compliance, benefit management, and recruitment. For the next few blog posts we’re going to dive deeper into the subjects we discussed. For our first deep-dive, we’ll talk about how an HR department can affect business strategy.
Blog Categories:March 3, 2019
Your Human Resources Department
When it comes to small businesses, Human Resources (HR) is a function that’s often left to the owner or an accountant. Some say HR is a hugely important. Others say it is inessential to the daily operation of a small business. What is the truth? When does HR become a necessity? Here is a very short and brief list of things HR does. If these seem short, it’s because they are! HR does so much that it would be a very long read if we were to put all of it into a single blog post. As we move throughout the coming months, each of these t
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