HR Advice, Tips & Insights
Expert advice on hiring, compliance, culture-building, and leadership from our team.
How One Business Owner Found Freedom from Recruiting Woes
If you have a beautiful, lush lawn in Arizona and if you want to keep it thriving, you know the feeling of dread over your water bill and niggling tho…
What You Need to Know: Employment Drug Testing Laws in 2025
Marijuana legalization is shifting the rules—are your policies keeping up? As marijuana laws evolve rapidly across the U.S., so do the rules around em…
How to Handle Workplace Conflict Without an HR Department
Workplace conflict is bound to happen at work—even in the healthiest, most positive environments. But when there’s no dedicated HR person on staff, it…
How to Build an Effective Process for Performance Reviews
Performance reviews don’t have to be scary or stiff. In fact, they should be simple and human. Here’s how to build a light-touch process that works: S…
How to Keep Up With Those Ever-Changing Labor Laws
If you’ve ever asked yourself, “How am I supposed to keep up with all these changing labor laws without a full-time HR person?”—you’re not alone. It’s…
Making Sense of the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” Plus Updates on PFML
In case you missed it, or are lost trying to make sense of it, here are some items from the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” that businesses s…
July Legal Updates You Don’t Want to Violate
Arizona* has introduced several key labor-related legal updates at both the local and state levels that go into effect throughout the month of July 20…
How to Know Whether to Classify Someone as an Employee or a 1099 Contractor?
This one trips up a lot of small businesses. If you misclassify someone, you risk back taxes, penalties, and legal headaches. Here’s how to know…
What’s a Simple Onboarding Process I Can Actually Follow?
First off, you’re not alone—lots of business owners, and even some HR teams, wing it when it comes to onboarding. When life and work get busy, i…