Human Resources

Voice of Business Blog Akira Ransomware Targets SonicWall VPN: A Wake-Up Call for HR and Business Leaders date August 5, 2025 tags Human Resources, Voice of Business Blog In mid-2025, cybersecurity experts uncovered a series of targeted cyberattacks exploiting SonicWall SSL VPN appliances, used by many organizations for remote access. These attacks were linked to…

Voice of Business Blog Greater Rochester Chamber Annual HR Benchmarking Surveys – Did You Know? date July 29, 2025 tags Human Resources, Voice of Business Blog Each year, Greater Rochester Chamber conducts eleven or so annual member HR benchmarking surveys which take place at different times of the year. The surveys are available for participation…

Voice of Business Blog Summer Surveys in Progress – There’s Still Time to Participate! date July 22, 2025 tags Human Resources, Voice of Business Blog Don’t miss your chance to stay competitive! Participate in one or more of these surveys and receive complimentary results to use for your internal benchmarking. Our annual HR benchmarking surveys…

Voice of Business Blog NYS COVID-19 Sick Pay Sunsetting July 31 date July 22, 2025 tags Human Resources, Voice of Business Blog New York State employers are reminded that, beginning July 31, 2025, they will no longer be required to provide COVID-specific sick time to employees. Since March 2020, New York employers have been required…

Voice of Business Blog Paying Too Much for Harassment Prevention Training? Save with Zywave LMS! date July 8, 2025 tags Human Resources, Voice of Business Blog As part of NYS’s Sexual Harassment Prevention rules, all NYS employers are required to provide annual interactive sexual harassment prevention training to employees and provide a copy of your…

Voice of Business Blog Sign Up in Progress For Our 2025 3rd Quarter Benchmarking Surveys! date June 17, 2025 tags Human Resources, Voice of Business Blog Corporate and Partner members are invited to sign up to participate in a variety of 2025 third quarter benchmarking surveys that take place during the summer and early fall.…

Voice of Business Blog 2025 National Executive Compensation Survey Now Available date June 17, 2025 tags Human Resources, Voice of Business Blog The results of the 2025 National Executive Compensation Survey were released in early June. This survey contains compensation and benefits/perks data for 47 top level positions. Coordinated by the HR Source, 1,667 organizations…

Voice of Business Blog NYS Juror Pay to Increase Effective June 8 date May 27, 2025 tags Human Resources, Voice of Business Blog Beginning June 8, 2025, the daily rate for jury duty in New York state will increase from $40 to $72. As was the case before, employers with 11 or more employees must…

Voice of Business Blog New Benefit of Chamber Membership – Cyber Insurance Consortium date May 5, 2025 tags Human Resources, Voice of Business Blog Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce has been exploring new programs to provide members with some cost savings at a time when prices for many things are increasing. We are proud to…

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…