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Increase Retention With These 7 Key Stages of the Employee Lifecycle

The days of an employee working at one company for their entire career are long gone, and even the most successful employee relationships have a beginning and end. According to data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the average person will work around 12 jobs and spend an average of four years with each employer.
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4 Steps to Creating a Personal Return-to-Work Plan for Any Employee

Returning to work after an injury, illness, or workplace incident can be a hard transition, but having a comprehensive return-to-work plan makes the process easier. In addition to streamlining communication and ensuring regulatory compliance, a return-to-work plan allows you to offer a phased approach to support workplace reintegration.
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5 Steps to Digitizing Business Practices for Any Business Model

In an increasingly digital world, it can seem like more and more businesses are moving operations to the cloud. But digitizing business processes isn't just for e-commerce retailers and remote startups. Even businesses with physical supply chains and on-site teams can benefit from digitizing and automating their business processes.
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FMLA Designation Notice Requirements and Best Practices

Determining that an employee qualifies for leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) may seem straightforward, but that isn’t always the case. Sometimes you may need to ask for additional information, and in other cases, the employee may not qualify for FMLA leave after all. Providing the employee with an FMLA designation notice is just one part of the process of managing FMLA leave.
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6 Reasonable Accommodations for PTSD Under the ADA

When promoting employee well-being in the workplace, it’s important for HR teams to know what their obligations are for specific mental illnesses and medical conditions. The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) entitles employees to reasonable accommodation for any “physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities.” But what are reasonable accommodations for PTSD?
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3 Key Features to Look for in a Case Management Solution

In business, case management can take many forms. From handling simple customer support tickets to conducting workplace investigations, your team needs to be able to address a wide range of scenarios and processes. Each case needs to go through a standardized workflow from start to finish to ensure efficiency and accuracy.
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Proven Solutions for 6 Common Employee Relations Issues

In an ideal situation, your employees feel good about coming into work every day and have positive relationships with their colleagues and supervisors. But fostering a safe and enjoyable work environment isn’t always easy, and employee relations issues are bound to arise. By learning about common employee relations issues and what to do about them, you can improve employee satisfaction and employee retention.
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How Businesses Can Streamline the Insurance Claims Lifecycle

Whether you need to file a business insurance claim for property damage, an employee injury, or another type of workplace incident, the claims administration process is going to include many of the same steps. From notifying your insurance company about the incident to participating in the investigation process, your ability to administer a claim promptly and accurately will ensure an efficient resolution and payout.
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7 Business Process Improvement Methods to Streamline Operations

Even the most successful businesses need to occasionally evaluate and streamline workflows. Regulations change, technologies change, and even customer needs can change. Business process improvement is a way of reviewing current processes and implementing changes in order to reduce bottlenecks and inefficiencies.
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Continuous Leave of Absence: Rules and Best Practices for HR

Sometimes an employee needs to take a leave of absence unexpectedly or in small increments, while in other cases they need to take it all at once. Although the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) may apply in both scenarios, a continuous leave of absence comes with specific challenges that employers need to be aware of.
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