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The HR Resource Center is where Ohio Chamber of Commerce members can access many valuable documents worth hundreds of dollars. The HR Resource Center will help you comply with federal and Ohio workplace laws as well as provide useful tools that will make your job easier!

Here’s what you’ll find at the HR Resource Center:

Topic SummariesFind plain English summaries of more than 150 major HR topics.
Ohio Compliance GuidesDownload charts that detail what Ohio employers need to do to comply with 10 major workplace regulations.
Job DescriptionsChamber members can download 75 customizable job descriptions.
Sample PoliciesDownload 90 sample policies, each ready to customize and save.
Forms and PostersDownload 20 forms and posters that help you comply with regulations and save time.
Current news and white papers – Visit this page regularly to find federal and state news stories that affect Ohio employers, as well as relevant white papers on timely topics.



July 03, 2009
Changes to Alternative Workweek Rules Create More Options for Employers

July 02, 2009
Governor Enacts Sweeping Pension Reforms

July 01, 2009
Beyond the Law: Workplace Values Are a Bottom Line Issue
Top 10 Pitfalls of California Wage and Hour Law
Tough Conversations with Employees Made Easier

June 30, 2009
Supreme Court Rules in Favor of White Firefighters in Bias Case
I-9 Form Still Valid Beyond June 30
Jack Welch Says HR Managers Have the Most Important Job in America
HR Pros and Employees Report High Job Satisfaction

June 29, 2009
Salary and Hiring Freezes to Melt Soon

June 26, 2009
8 Steps to Keeping High Performers During Recession
CDC Introduces Site to Help Employers Combat Obesity

June 25, 2009
Awards Recognize HR Teams
EEOC Says Kmart Store Fired Greeter for Using Cane
Objective Criteria or Sex Bias?




June 16, 2009
Is a Nap a Reasonable Accommodation?

June 01, 2009
Barring Weapons: Against Public Policy?




Sex Discrimination—White Papers—National
Treat Caregivers Fairly and Without Bias
June 12, 2009—Following its 2007 guidance on avoiding workplace discrimination against employees with caregiving responsibilities, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently issued a detailed collection of best practices in this arena for employers. As EEOC stressed when publishing the earlier guidance, there are no new laws involved. Treating caregivers fairly is a matter of applying existing laws, such as Title VII of the Civil Rights Law, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, and others.
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Emergencies—White Papers—National
Get Practical about a Pandemic
June 04, 2009—Edwin G. Foulke Jr., a former assistant secretary of labor at the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, reports that representatives of all the federal agencies with whom he worked while in Washington believe that sooner or later, there will be a pandemic of global and damaging proportions. At the same time, only one in four U.S. employers has an emergency response plan to cover not just a big flu outbreak but also other kinds of disasters.
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HR Policy: Wear Underwear!
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