HEC members have full access to CCH AnswersNow Library, which provides 24/7 access to tools related to the HR & Benefits issues members face every day. The website provides access to thousands of resources on federal
Bill Harmon, Licensing & Business Development Manager with Wolters Kluwer Law & Business, will present a complimentary webinar for HEC members on the benefits and use of the CCH HR/Benefits AnswersNow Library.
For professionals today, presentation and public speaking skills are more important than ever. Management guru Tom Peters says that "presentation skills are worthy of extreme obsessive study." Strong presentation skills and
Supervisors and individual employees cannot be held individually liable for discrimination under Section 378-2(1)(A) of the Hawaii Revised Statutes, and for unlawful retaliation under Section 378-2(2), according to the
After announcing plans to do so during his State of the Union address, President Obama has signed an Executive Order that increases the hourly minimum wage to $10.10 for covered employees of federal contractors and
On February 17, the Hawaii Department of Labor and Industrial Relations published updated schedules for Wage Rates and Apprenticeships. These schedules apply in determining the appropriate prevailing wage for each
The National Labor Relations Board has published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in the Federal Register for a new "Quickie Election" rule. This proposed rule comes after the Board rescinded its 2011 proposed rule several
The FY 2015 H1-B visa petition season will begin on April 1, and employers should plan to file petitions with US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) on that date. The 2015 H1-B visa cap set by Congress is 65,000