Can March Madness Bolster Employee Morale Without Destroying Productivity

It is that special time of the year for college basketball fans.  That is right, March Madness is just around the corner!  Offices and workplaces around the country will be abuzz with... Read more »

Managing March Madness

How do you manage March Madness?Do you ban office pools and game watching sessions?Or knowing it will only last three weeks, do you "turn your head"?Or do you participate just to "stay... Read more »

Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act: What Employers Need to Know

Have you heard about Lilly Ledbetter and the Ledbetter Act in the news? Here is a straightforward explanation of how this Act affects you as an employer. Read more »

Performance Management – A Simple Four Step Feedback Model

Providing clear and direct feedback is an essential function of management. The value of feedback is that it promotes learning and maintains performance in alignment with accepted standards. Frequent feedback provides more... Read more »

Can NCAA March Madness Be Used Improve Employee Morale Without Destroying Productivity?

It's that magical time of the year for basketball fans. That's right it's time once again for March Madness! During the coming weeks offices and workplaces around the country will be abuzz... Read more »

It’s Time to Pay Attention to Personnel

We should never lose sight of the fact that people make a company what it is today and what it will be tomorrow. Also, we should not forget our people in the development and... Read more »

President Signs Ledbetter Fair Pay Act

January 29th, President Obama signed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, only two days after Congress passed the law (see Ogletree Deakins’ January 27, 2009 E-Alert). The Fair Pay Act is the first law... Read more »

Employee Retention: An Employer Hero in the Recession

Although the television networks bring more devastating news about the economy every night, we also need to be aware of employers and employees who are making beneficial, even heroic, efforts to help... Read more »

Understanding your New & Pre-existing COBRA Requirements

The Consolidated Omnibus Budget & Reconciliation Act (COBRA) is designed to permit individuals who would otherwise lose their health insurance coverage to continue coverage through their employer, or former employer, at group... Read more »

Employee Handbooks: 5 Pitfalls

Although Employee Handbooks are a must for most employers, whether they have a binding effect is another story. California presumes the employer-employee relationship is "at-will" (i.e. employers and employees can sever the... Read more »
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