Posts by kathy.richmond

Voice of Business Blog 2025 Annual Wage and Salary Benchmarking Surveys Released date April 29, 2025 tags Human Resources, Voice of Business Blog Greater Rochester Chamber has released its four local 2025 Annual Wage and Salary Surveys – Professional/ Managerial, Nonexempt, Manufacturing, and Health & Human Services, along with the Co-op & Intern Survey. The…

Voice of Business Blog Workplace Detective: 10 Investigation Mistakes To Avoid date April 22, 2025 tags Human Resources, Voice of Business Blog Conducting workplace investigations is one of the most challenging and most important duties that HR professionals must handle. How you respond to complaints about harassment or other misconduct can have huge legal and…

Voice of Business Blog 2025 Greater Rochester Chamber and National Benefits Survey Now Available date March 26, 2025 tags Human Resources, Voice of Business Blog The results of the 2025 Greater Rochester Chamber and National Benefits Survey were recently released. This survey contains the data on  the most current trends in Health and Welfare Benefits,…

Voice of Business Blog 2025 State and Federal Labor Law Posters – Member Discount date February 4, 2025 tags Human Resources, Voice of Business Blog One of the many benefits of Greater Rochester Chamber membership is through our HR partner, GovDocs. Members receive a 10% discount on NYS or other state labor posters, federal labor…

Voice of Business Blog Electronic Labor Law Posters – Reminder to Update date February 4, 2025 tags Human Resources, Voice of Business Blog Employers in NYS have been required for many years to physically post various federal and state labor law posters to notify employees of their rights under certain laws. These posters must be…

Voice of Business Blog Missed the Initial Sign up? There’s Still Time to Participate in the 2025 Wage Surveys! date February 4, 2025 tags Human Resources, Voice of Business Blog Don’t be saddled with FOMO (fear of missing out) because your company missed the opportunity to sign up to participate in 1st quarter surveys and…

Voice of Business Blog Are You in Compliance? Deadline for OSHA Log Posting was February 1st! date February 4, 2025 tags Human Resources, Voice of Business Blog Is your business in compliance? OSHA (Occupational Safety & Health Administration) requires that beginning Feb. 1 of each year, covered employers with 10 or more employees must post…

Voice of Business Blog How Many Ways Can Members Get Free Compensation Data? date January 28, 2025 tags Human Resources, Voice of Business Blog It’s a new year and many employers are looking at pay increases and benchmarking their jobs. Let Greater Rochester Chamber help save time and cost!  We provide a variety of ways…

Voice of Business Blog Registration Now Open for the First Virtual-Only HR Professional Forum – Starts January 21st! date January 7, 2025 tags Human Resources, Voice of Business Blog Last month, we opened registration for our popular HR Professional Forum and reached capacity in just a few days. This also happened with our Sr. HR…

Voice of Business Blog Reminder – New NYS Minimum Wage and Salary Threshold Changes Effective 1/1/25 date December 19, 2024 tags Human Resources, Voice of Business Blog *Updated – 11/15/24 Federal Court Strikes Down Rule Raising Exempt Salary Threshold  New York State employers have been busy preparing for the next round of state and federal…