Cindi’s HR and Hiring Advice
New AI Hiring Laws: How to Stay Compliant
19 states now have AI rules tied to employment. In those states, 57% of HR professionals don’t know the laws exist.
Exempt vs. Non-Exempt: The Overtime Rule Explained
How you pay someone is your choice. Whether they’re exempt from overtime is the federal government’s.
When the EEOC Calls and You Are Prepared
Few things cause a stomach-drop quite like an official notice from the EEOC. Here is what one owner did right.
The HR Audit: Finding What You Don’t Know
HR problems are usually invisible right up until they’re expensive. An audit is how you find them first.
Why Minnesota’s Paid Leave Law Matters to You
A Georgia employer sees a Minnesota headline and scrolls past. One remote employee in St. Paul changes that.
What Is a PEO — and Do You Need One?
The pitch is that they handle all the burdens. The courts have taken a different view of who is still responsible.
What the “One Big Beautiful Bill” Means for Your HR
1,127 pages of federal budget bill. Here are the parts that actually touch your people.
Navigating I-9 Compliance
A simple date error repeated across 20 employees is a potential $60,000 fine. Here is how to get I-9s right.
Pregnant Workers and the PUMP Act: What Employers Owe
Two federal laws changed what employers owe pregnant and nursing employees. Here is the plain-English version.
FTC Non-Compete Ban: Where It Stands
Do you need to contact employees under non-competes? Do you stop having new hires sign them? My answer changed in the space of a week.

