HR News & Trends

As another year begins, it's important for employers to review their employee handbooks in order to keep up with compliance as well as the latest HR trends. Here is everything …

In this article, we'll discuss the federal and state unemployment tax rate for Connecticut employers in 2025. Employers should also familiarize themselves with the other 2025 federal and state labor …

Previously, the overtime-exempt salary threshold was increased in July of 2024, with a second increase scheduled for January 1st, 2025. However, a recent court ruling has canceled the scheduled increase …

With the political winds shifting and the potential return of stricter immigration enforcement under President Donald Trump’s administration, U.S. businesses face heightened scrutiny on their hiring practices. One key area …

On June 7th, 2021 Governor Ned Lamont signed House Bill 6380, also known as “An Act Concerning the Disclosure of Salary Ranges”. This law first went into effect on October …

As the talent competition continues across the country, employers everywhere are looking for new ways to generate more job candidates, as well as ways to improve their employee retention with …

The Connecticut Paid Sick Leave Act, initially put into law in 2011, required employers with 50 or more employees to provide up to 40 hours of paid sick leave each …

This blog was first published on Employer Pass on February 5th, 2021. Processing payroll in Connecticut involves determining employee pay, hours worked, overtime, any withholding or deductions, and payroll tax …

Human capital management (HCM) is an important concept to understand in order for any business to operate successfully. But what is HCM? How does it generate an ROI for your …

Connecticut has been a state at the forefront of sexual harassment prevention since 1992 with the passing of the Human Rights and Opportunity Act. This law, among other things, required …