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You never think that a natural disaster will affect your area—until one does. Natural disasters have been devastating in 2017. From fires on the west coast to hurricanes on the Gulf Coast.

If you’re one of the many businesses who have rolled out a chat program such as Slack or Yammer, don’t forget your email password just yet. Email isn’t going anywhere.

So you’re close to winning an ExxonMobil contract. Congratulations! Whether it’s ExxonMobil or another petrochemical giant, your employees who will work under this contract will be required to pass background checks and drug screenings before they are allowed to set foot on the project.

You’re not the only one. You’ve been sitting at your desk all day, and now you’re staring into the abyss of your computer screen. Productivity is at zero. This is when we get off track, and our minds wander to checking Facebook or browsing Amazon.

Even your best employees will make mistakes. It happens, whether they’re star employees or just your average Joes. How management addresses the situation can make all the difference in helping your employee get back on track, and in turn, create a more productive and meaningful team.

As a hiring manager, great talent has to go through you before they can make it onto the team. That’s why HR managers can help build a better workplace from the time they onboard talent through a first work anniversary and beyond.

This week, things are getting back to business as usual after Hurricane Harvey at our Headquarters in Houston. Unfortunately, our friends and clients in Florida are now recovering from Hurricane Irma.

The federal government is winding down the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, and the announcement has worried hundreds of thousands of the workers who use the program. For employers, there are also many unknowns.

As many of us in the Houston area get back to work after catastrophic flooding, conversations are turning to how businesses and employees can help. At KRESS Employment Screening, a Houston-based company, this has been a topic we haven’t been able to stop talking about in the office.

This week, we have three major stories from across the country. San Francisco is testing the waters with a new salary history ban, medical marijuana causes complications in Massachusetts, and on the national stage there is a new development in overtime regulations.

Evacuation orders are still being announced in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, which has caused massive damage and displacement of individuals in the coastal communities of Southeast Texas.

KRESS Employment Screening, a Houston-based company, has the families of those affected by Hurricane Harvey in our thoughts and hearts. The city’s recovery is in its beginning stages, but we are confident our city is strong and will rebuild.