NEW UPDATED I – 9 RELEASED

The USCIS released the updated Form I-9 on March 8^th.  After May 7, 2013, all employers must use the revised Form I-9 for each new employee hired in the United States.  The revised Form I-9 has several new features, including new fields and a new format to reduce errors. The instructions to the form also more clearly describe the information employees and employers must provide in each section. 

 As a business owner and employer are you confused by state and federal compliance regulations?  Here are 5 steps to get you started on the path to compliance

 

6 Steps Your Business Achieving Federal & State Compliance

HR compliance is a process. It's a way of assuring that laws and policies are understood and followed in the workplace. This means you must know the laws and develop appropriate policies in relation to these laws.

1. Educate yourself. HR laws change constantly. You must stay up-to-date on current laws, so you can establish appropriate policies and communicate them to your employees.  Make sure you are meeting the required workplace posting requirements. 
   
2. Get good advice. If you can't hire an HR person full-time, contract with an outsourced HR consultant service.  If you have employees you need HR expertise for your business.   

3. Create workplace policies and regularly update it. Start with basic workplace conduct policies and expand over time to an employee handbook and HR and safety policies.   
       
4. Train your employees. Build employee awareness of expected behaviors. Your workplace conduct policies shouldn't be something your employees keep at the bottom of their drawers. Update policies as things change, and provide periodic retraining on important issues, such as safety or sexual harassment.
       
5. Open your ears. Listen to your employees and managers, and listen to your internal and external experts. Together they can, help you get to the root of your compliance risks, manage those risks, and heighten your awareness about how your company operates in relation to these issues.  This step can be a great tool for creating more efficiency in the workplace.

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