WFH: Is it as Good as You Imagined?
Working from home sounds great, but it takes discipline and practice for the transition to be successful. Included in this article are a few tips from the Lake Effect team on working remotely.
Have an Informed and Measured Response to COVID-19
On behalf of your partners at Lake Effect HR & Law, we hope that your team continues to be safe and healthy amidst the threat of COVID-19. We want to share with you our recommendations for having an informed and measured response to COVID-19 as employers and co-workers.
Dealing with Flu & Illness in the Workplace
This winter, everyone seems to know someone at home or at the office who has been taken down by some variation of the flu or a virus. What can employers do to reduce the spread of illness and manage employee time off, leaves of absence, and requests to work from home? We have some suggestions! […]
Coming Soon…Clarity on Tip Pools, Tip Credit, and Wages Paid to Tipped Employees
It feels right to share tips with those who support the servers, but is it legal? Currently, you cannot mandate that your tipped staff share their tips with other staff, such as hosts, dishwashers and bussers. But that may change soon for some hospitality employers. Last week, the federal Department of Labor (DOL) proposed a […]
How Do I Appreciate Thee? Let Me Count the Ways. . .
How Do I Appreciate Thee? Let Me Count the Ways. . . It is the first Friday in March, and that means it is National Employee Appreciation Day. Today presents a good opportunity for employers to stop and review the steps they are taking to make their employees feel valued in the workplace. Employees who […]
When Cupid Strikes in the Workplace
Whether HR knows about it or not, romantic relationships happen in the workplace. According to a Vault.com annual office romance survey, more than half of American professionals say they have participated in an office romance. Of those who have dated a coworker, 16% married. In my days in the hospitality industry, I saw couples live […]
The Benefits of DiSC in the Workplace
The Benefits of DiSC in the Workplace We have all been in a meeting or working on a project when someone was too assertive in expressing their opinions, not contributing enough, too chatty, or too hesitant to make a decision. These individuals were most likely not intending to be difficult in the meeting or in […]