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Ask Rita: When Swine Flu Hits the HR Department
Nonprofits have a long history of innovation and heroism in health care and in disasters; be sure to manage the flu and its implications well.
Six Ways to Know If It’s Time to Leave
Tim Wolfred, a leader in the field of nonprofit executive transitions, on how to weigh both the organization’s needs, and your own heart.
Ask Rita: Criminal Records Checks for Prospective Staff and Volunteers
Ask Rita explores how nonprofits should do criminal record checks on prospective employees, volunteers, and board members.
Ask Rita: Model Dress Code for Nonprofits
Ask Rita shares sample language for your human resources staff to use when creating your organization’s dress code.
Ask Rita: Tattoos and Piercings . . . and a Model Dress Code
Ask Rita explores whether or not it’s legal for a nonprofit organization to ban visible body art for its employees and staffers.
Top Ten Questions from Jobseekers . . . Answered!
Search consultant and volunteer leader Sally Carlson shares something different about how to find a nonprofit job right now.
Ask Rita: I Have a Bad Boss! Help!
Ask Rita explores what nonprofits employees can do when a difficult boss is beginning to become a real problem.
A 7-Point Checklist for Responding to a Request for Family or Medical Leave
Here are the basics for how a nonprofit should handle an employee’s request to take Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) leave.
Ask Rita: Wading through the New Family and Medical Leave Act Regulations
The FMLA, ADA, and COBRA regulations were all revised and rewritten this year. Ask Rita explores and outlines the basic FMLA changes.
Health Insurance: A Bit of Good COBRA News
Personal finance guru Steve Zimmerman brings us some welcome good news that may help you keep health insurance if you’re laid off.
