Categories: HR Risk and Employment Practices
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Employee or Independent Contractor
What’s the Difference and Why Does It Matter? Misclassifying employees as “independent contractors” can get a nonprofit financial hot water with the U.S. Department of Labor, the applicable state DOL or both. If federal or state regulators determine the nonprofit...
Topics: HR Risk and Employment Practices
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Articles
Leaving With the Captain?
A colleague recently asked me to contribute some ideas for her presentation to an audience interested in evacuating aged and disabled occupants from high-rise residential buildings. Born with cerebral palsy and never able to stand, I believe my experience as...
Topics: Facility, Program and Transportation Safety, HR Risk and Employment Practices
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Employee Handbooks: Risk Management Road Maps
Creating written workplace policies and procedures that are legally up-to-date and easy to follow is as important as having adequate insurance. Policies that are clearly communicated to staff and consistently applied serve to safeguard against improvised solutions that can result...
Topics: HR Risk and Employment Practices
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Articles
Lend a Helping Handbook: Employment Policies Worthy of Your Mission
On the first day at a new job, most of us probably arrive wondering things like, “What will it be like to work here?” “What will my role entail?” and “How will I learn everything I need to know in...
Topics: HR Risk and Employment Practices
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Articles
Emergency Succession Planning: A New Risk Management To Do
CEO succession has grown to a front-burner issue for nonprofit boards, as Transition Guides and similar organizations have increased awareness of the critical importance of planning for CEO turnover. The risk of departure by a valued executive director is common to most...
Topics: HR Risk and Employment Practices
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
The Weather Outside is Frightful
And shivering at work is not delightful. Here in Leesburg, VA, we are experiencing bone-deep cold weather and shocking gusts of wind. Though weather is part of our unpredictable, uncontrollable context, we can resolve to be better prepared for cold...
Topics: HR Risk and Employment Practices, Insurance and Risk Financing
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Articles
Stop Identity Theft — From the Inside Out
Masters of disguise are using others’ identities to support lavish lifestyles. Using one or two verifiable pieces of data identity, thieves construct a life for themselves and commit someone else’s money to supporting it. Armed with name, address, Social Security...
Topics: Data Privacy, Tech Risk, Cybersecurity, HR Risk and Employment Practices
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Risks of Sleep Deprivation: Get Your Beauty Sleep for Safety
Did you know that on average, today’s worker sleeps an hour and a half less each night than they did 50 years ago? In the workplace, sleep deprivation does more damage than you might think. In her interview with Charles...
Topics: HR Risk and Employment Practices
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Risks and Rewards of Fringe Benefits in the Nonprofit Workplace
The August webinar hosted by the Nonprofit Risk Management Center highlighted both the risks and rewards of fringe benefits offered by nonprofit employers. Did you know that numerous studies have shown that employees value flexible work hours and telecommuting on...
Topics: HR Risk and Employment Practices
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Protecting Workers Who Are Victims of Domestic Violence
Scene: Your nonprofit. Situation: The phone rings. Your administrative assistant tells you she/he is not coming in today. This isn’t the first time this has happened. This employee has missed a few days here and there due to “illness” or...
Topics: HR Risk and Employment Practices