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Blueprints
A growing library of detailed, step-by-step frameworks, advice and recommendations for navigating everyday HR challenges and difficult situations.
Practical Tools
A library of 75+ desk references such as checklists, worksheets, scripts, and more to help implement new ideas. Bridging the gap between advice and execution.
Q&As
A growing library of 50+ questions with answers by HR experts and practicing employment law attorneys.
YOU BE THE JUDGE QUIZZES
A library of 145+ court judgments that present the key facts in story form and allow you to guess the outcome before seeing how the court ruled, with analysis from our expert HR team and what it means to you in practice.
WHAT WOULD YOU DO? SCENARIOS
A library of 90+ challenging HR situations with the recommendations of three HR practitioners on how to resolve them.
HR CASE STUDIES
A growing library of 290+ short to medium-length case studies – success stories from HR professionals – that you can adapt to your unique company situation.
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eNewsletters that provide a continuous stream of ideas and advice while keeping you up-to-date on the latest valuable site content.
HRMorning Blueprints
One-of-a-Kind Problem-Solving Guides That Methodically Get You From Problem Through to Solution By Laying out a Hands-On, Action-Oriented Framework for Success.
Information means nothing without a plan for using it. That's where our Blueprints come in.
Each Blueprint focuses on a key challenge in your role as an HR professional. They provide you with a detailed framework of analysis and implementation that guides you step-by-step from problem to solution.
Why are our frameworks so popular? Because they work.
Read below for a bit about our special sauce.
The Unique Framework That Makes Our Blueprints So Useful
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1The View From 10,000 Feet
You can't solve a problem unless you see the big picture. Our Blueprints start off by taking a view from 10,000 feet on a given issue that puts everything into perspective, enabling you to know what's at stake, what's in play and gives you what you need to see all the moving parts – and be ready to master them.
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2Success Plan
At the heart every Blueprint is a detailed, step-by-step framework that focuses on the specific series of action-steps you need to implement to achieve success. Our editors lay out both a strategic and tactical plan for solving your problems – both the why and the how. They give you specific, concrete "to do's" that will achieve maximum impact. "Take Action" and "Key Lesson" callouts in this section emphasize key points on the road to your goal.
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3Stumbling Blocks to Avoid
Our Blueprints give it to you straight. On the road from problem to solution you're going to hit some potholes and stumble along the way. But that's OK. It happens to everyone, and frankly it's ALMOST unavoidable – unless you know ahead of time what to watch out for. And that's just what this section is. We give you an invaluable heads up on the traps, obstacles and 800-pound gorillas that have the potential for derailing you and practical advice on how to steer clear of them along the way.
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4Summary
Our summary section puts it all together. It's a wrap up that emphasizes key points of the Blueprint. The section's aim is to make sure you get the most important takeaways and set you up for success in achieving your goals going forward.
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Our Practical Tools Get You There
These printable quick references run the gamut from handy checklists to quick 2-page refreshers on employment law to useful handouts you can use to train your managers .
Membership includes access to over 75+ Practical Tools
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Our Practical Tools cover a broad range of critical topics and come in flexible variety of formats to fit your needs.
Our Practical Tools include to-the-point, 2-3 page reference guides and cheat sheets on employment laws and soft skill topics.
Our employment law cheats sheets give you a quick, plain-English breakdown of the law followed by best practices to ensure compliance.
You also get mini-guides on selected soft skills topics, focusing on those that lead to the most headaches when done wrong.
Your Insider Membership also gives to access to compliance checklists for specific employment laws …
… as well as best practices checklists spanning a wide range of everyday topics.
Many of our Practical Tools are ideal for giving to managers and supervisors as handouts or training supplements.
They include easy-to-follow checklists to help your managers avoid doing or saying the wrong thing in their day-to-day interactions.
Short, Plain-English, employment law quick guides for managers strike just the right chord – informative without being overwhelming.
They're a great way to underscore points of emphasis across your organization where everyone needs to toe the line.
As with all our content, they're aimed at providing you and your managers with proven advice that you can put to work immediately.
Also included are a number of sample policies that you can use as is or use to benchmark your existing policies.
You also get sample surveys to help you jumpstart any feedback initiatives you might have or be planning …
… sample scorecards to use for candidate evaluation …
… and even exercises that your managers can do with their employees to help achieve group goals.
Your HRMorning Insider Membership automatically gives you access to all 76 Practical Tools - with more on the way.
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Q&As
Get Comprehensive & Trustworthy Answers To Important HR Questions
HR constantly faces a barrage of common and not-so-common questions. This Q&A database provides members with answers they can trust.
Every question has a multi-faceted answer, broken down into information-packed sections.
You'll get a quick, "get to the point" response, followed by perspectives from practicing employment law attorneys. You'll read relevant case summaries that provide legal precedent related to the question, and see the penalties that other companies have paid for handling similar situations poorly.
To see how your peers would address these situations, the Q&A responses include HR professionals' views on the scenario so you have a fresh perspective to consider, as well as suggested further reading to expand your knowledge or go deeper on specific topics.
Learn How to Make the Right Call in Tricky Situations With Expert Answers to These Questions and Hundreds More …
- Is it considered discriminatory to have a policy that prohibits visible tattoos?
- When can we surveil an employee if we suspect they're abusing FMLA leave?
- What's the best way to stop microaggression at work – before it rises to the level of harassment?
- What are some practical ways to tell if an independent contractor should actually be classified as an employee?
- When in the hiring process can we require job applicants to submit to a pre-employment physical exam?
- Are we obligated to seek disability accommodations for an employee who hasn't asked for an accommodation?
- What are the most important things to include in our remote work policy?
- A nonexempt employee's doctor said the employee needs to take 15-minute rest breaks every hour for her medical condition. She's using intermittent FMLA for these breaks. Do we need to pay her for this time?
- What's the best way to handle an on-site DOL investigation?
- How much time should we give a departing employee to review/sign a release agreement tied to severance benefits?
- If an applicant's background check comes back with unfavorable results, can we withdraw our offer of employment?
- Can an employee use a hardship distribution from his 401(k) to pay for his child's student loans?
- We're thinking of transitioning to unlimited PTO. What should we keep in mind as we incorporate this change into our policy?
- We have a mandatory flu vaccination policy. When can we discipline employees who don't get a flu shot? And how should we deal with employees who refuse to get vaccinated?
- What should we do if a worker files a harassment claim with the EEOC?
- We're looking at downsizing due to the current economic uncertainty. What are some practical steps to help protect our company from ADEA claims during a layoff?
"Up-to-date, practical information for me and my staff."– Mike McKeown, HR Director, Horseshoe Bay Resort
Case Studies
Read These and Rack Up Some Easy Wins With Success Stories from Your Peers
There's nothing better than getting a solid win. Whether it's lowering healthcare costs (yes, it's possible), to boosting employee participation in wellness and 401K programs, to attracting better talent – every HR pro can take a page from what worked for their peers and get some solid wins on their own.
That's what our HRMorning Case Studies are all about – success stories from other HR Professionals that you can adapt to your own unique challenges.
When you become a member, you get a treasure trove of real-world, proven, actionable ideas that you can draw upon to overcome obstacles, reach your goals and achieve your objectives.
Find Out What's Working for Your Peers With Our Real-World Case Studies and Learn How To:
- Make managers and supervisors better interviewers
- Boost morale with a 'No jerks' policy
- Put more money in employees' pockets (the ultimate perk)
- Get employees out of 'silos' and working together through competition
- Cut health plan costs AND improve employee satisfaction
- Eliminate generational differences in the workforce
- Get 70% participation in a smoking cessation program
- Revitalize a referral program through social networking
- Stop workplace whining
- Solve communication problems with remote workers
- Devise a training strategy that lifts performance, retention and employee engagement
- Stop looking at resumes – and find better employees as a result
- Improve manager documentation
- Offer more competitive and accurate salaries
- Reduce turnover rates
- Achieve 96% employee engagement in your retirement plan
"I find the real-life examples valuable. This is great for learning and using to train line supervisors."– Lee Meyer, HR Director, Child Start, Inc.
What Would You Do? Scenarios
Learn New Ways to Resolve Challenging Workplace Problems Through Advice from Your Peers
When a crisis involving a personnel matter rears its ugly head, you're the one tasked with resolving it. And each crisis you handle prepares you for the next one.
That's the idea behind our "What Would You Do" Scenarios, where we present a short summary of a challenging HR situation to three HR Practitioners and have them tell us how they would have handled the problem.
Our members say they benefit not only from being forced to think through what their own actions would be, but in seeing the diversity and creativity of the responses their peers have given.
Get Fresh Ideas to Overcome Everyday Challenges By Seeing How Your Peers Would Handle Some All Too Familiar Situations …
- What should a manager do with overeager worker who's getting on people's nerves?
- Problems weren't documented but poor performer needs to go: What now?
- Family-friendly flex time riles workers without kids: Is there a fix?
- Employee has emotional support dog at work, but not everyone's happy about it: Next steps?
- New hire isn't working out: Send him packing or move him elsewhere?
- Some employees feel slighted because others have freer schedules: What do you tell them?
- Applicants keep turning down job due to salary offer: What should HR do?
- He suspects colleague is in an abusive relationship: What should he do?
- Employees refuse to work with colleague after seeing controversial Facebook rant: Best ways to respond?
- Should firm pay new hires more – at the risk of upsetting veteran employees?
- Office romance: What do you do when a bad breakup affects their work?
- How do you get smokers to stop abusing breaks?
- Sick worker says she's too swamped to take time off: What should HR do?
- Workers keep leaving early, despite warnings: What should HR do?
- Manager's a workaholic, but her staffers want more work/life balance: What's your solution?
- What to do when employee can't work during her unpredictable migraines?
"I find it most helpful to see different opinions from other HR professionals." – Danita Parrish, HR Director, Visiting Angels
You Be The Judge Quizzes
Steer Your Company Clear of Costly Lawsuits by Sharpening Your Ability to Identify How Mistakes Get Made – And How to Avoid Them
Many lawsuits that land before a judge could have been avoided if managers and supervisors had only done the right thing at the right time.
Our "You Be The Judge" Quizzes present dramatized versions of actual legal cases and ask you to correctly match the verdict handed down by a real-world judge.
Reading these cases and guessing the outcome boosts your awareness of how the courts are interpreting current employment laws and equips you with the knowledge to avoid similar missteps by your managers.
Hone Your Ability to Spot Legal Landmines and Head Off Trouble By Predicting How the Judge Ruled in Topical Cases Like the Following …
- He didn't finish applying for the job, so how can he be suing?
- Was 'no-work-from-home' rule a violation of FMLA?
- Can a one-time incident create a hostile environment?
- Did staffer's obesity qualify as a disability?
- Is 'less stress' a reasonable request under the ADA?
- Can man file COBRA lawsuit 4 years after termination?
- Manager had staffer's email secretly forwarded to him: Was it legal?
- Office romance ends in threats, but was firing legal?
- She claims rumor made workplace hostile: Sex discrimination?
- Could company make staffer give up drinking – forever?
- Worker didn't report hours: Can he sue for unpaid OT?
- Was it legal to deny pregnant worker light duty?
- Is employee's Facebook 'like' protected by federal law?
- Did firm have to put up with disabled staffer's tardiness?
- Are crude texts harassment if worker wasn't offended?
- Can employee's veganism really qualify as a religion?
"The current cases and court decisions are really helpful."– Timothy Rankin, Director of Personnel, Millcreek Township School District
HRMorning eNewsletters
Get a Continuous Stream of Ideas and Advice and Stay Up-To-Date on New Site Content
Our daily eNewsletters keep you current with what's happening in the world of HR. They include top stories, as chosen by our editors, and premium content available exclusively to our INSIDER members.
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Blueprints
A growing library of detailed, step-by-step frameworks, advice and recommendations for navigating everyday HR challenges and difficult situations.
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Practical Tools
A library of 75+ desk references such as checklists, worksheets, scripts, and more to help implement new ideas. Bridging the gap between advice and execution.
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Q&As
A growing library of 50+ questions with answers by HR experts and practicing employment law attorneys.
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What Would You Do? Scenarios
A library of 90+ challenging HR situations with the recommendations of three HR practitioners on how to resolve them.
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HR Case Studies
A growing library of 290+ short to medium-length case studies – success stories from HR professionals – that you can adapt to your unique company situation.
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You Be the Judge Quizzes
A library of 145+ court judgments that present the key facts in story form and allow you to guess the outcome before seeing how the court ruled, with analysis from our expert HR team and what it means to you in practice.
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HRMorning eNewsletter
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