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Iowa Law Updates 2025 Midyear
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Q. "Does taking FMLA intermittently affect an employee's full-time status or eligibility for health benefits?"
Solve Staff Burnout with Sabbaticals
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Q. "How can our ministry retain valuable staff during economic uncertainty?"
HR Ministry Solutionretention, staff, economy, paycheck, culture, mission, communication, flexible, growth, develop, recognition, morale, compensation, benefit
4 Spring HR Challenges—And How to Tackle Them
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Q. "We hired a remote employee working in a different state. Do we need a new employee handbook?"
HR Ministry Solutionemployee, handbook, staff handbook, state, state law, remote, remote work, wage, break, leave, law, policy, policies, location, benefit, administration
Q. "An employee requested leave for major surgery. Do we have to hold their job?"
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Minnesota Pay & Benefits in Job Postings
4 Things You Have to Stop Doing to Your Staff
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Q. "Can we discipline an employee for working another job during FMLA?"
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Q. "How many sick days do we have to give employees?"
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Worker Classifications are Changing in March
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Managing & Maximizing Healthcare Solutions Well
HR Ministry Solutionhealth, healthcare, health care, benefit, benefits, premiums, employee, copay, deductible, coinsurance, insurance, bill, expense, plan, hospital, premium, HSA, HRA, telehealth, healthshare, Remodel health, webinar, market
Q. "What is the difference between an HSA and a FSA?"
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Why You DO Need a Remote Work Policy
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Q. "Is a four-day work week really beneficial?"
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Q. "How do I approach year-end bonuses (especially when I can't afford them!)?"
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Cheap Employee Benefits (that Don’t Come Off as Cheap)
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Why Sick Leave Isn’t Enough
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Q. "What is FMLA and how does it apply to us?"
HR Ministry SolutionFMLA, leave, unpaid, benefits, benefit, employer, FTE, mother, birth, foster, adopt, child, spouse, parent, health, military
