Like most industries, Human Resources (HR) has its own jargon, abbreviations, and initialisms to short-cut long terms and names to make things simpler to write and reference.

These shortcuts are a great time saver, but when it comes to hiring, they can make things a heck of a lot more confusing for people to understand what steps they need to take to be in compliance and find the right fit for the job.

Today, as more and more small businesses go—or stay—fully virtual, and commit to supporting the needs of their employees via a wide selection of benefits, partnering with a professional employment organization (PEO) or implementing an administrative services offering (ASO) continues to be a great option.

Employment law is always changing and those changes have a ripple effect on small businesses.

Here’s a list of some recent updates that small business owners should note, along with details on how these updates might impact your existing HR policies and processes.

Paying your interns is good for your people AND your business.

Does HR terminology have you scratching your head? I’m demystifying things and answering, “What the heck is ______?”