Everyone needs time away from work. Employers who provide time off benefits
for their employees are showing them that they truly care for each
employee's well-being. Having a work-life balance is hard to do,... Read more »
The concept of management has changed greatly in the past few
years. Employees of organizations today are seeking the softer, more
loving kinds of leaders. Think of it this way: management styles
today should be like a... Read more »
A group of business owners recently attended a workshop on doing business in a recession. The facilitator told them to cut costs, cut employee hours and raise prices. When it was all... Read more »
The true desire and intent of my writings is to help people and organizations solve dilemmas and challenges pose before them. Many of us do work from the perspective of take things... Read more »
Vulgar or inappropriate language in the workplace is rising and along
with it an increasing number of court filings and complaints to human
resources departments and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
(EEOC).If your company doesn’t... Read more »
As the current economic crisis escalates and governmental plans to provide
billions of dollars to intervene in the capital markets take shape,
financial institutions and other businesses are being forced to
restructure their operations through... Read more »
On October 7, 2008, the U.S. Department of Labor published final
regulations, mandated by the Pension Protection Act of 2006, to implement
the new statutory exemption for cross trades of securities involving large
ERISA-governed employee... Read more »
The election of Barack Obama as President and the Democratic gains in
Congress mean that employers face a new legislative, regulatory, and
enforcement environment on labor and employment issues. Employers should
use the transition period... Read more »
On November 17, 2008, the U.S. Department of Labor published final
regulations implementing the 2008 amendments to the Family and Medical
Leave Act. Employers should act quickly to update their FMLA policies
before these regulations... Read more »
The United States Department of Labor has released final revised
regulations implementing the Family and Medical Leave Act. The
revised regulations are over 750 pages in length and adopt most of the
positions the DOL... Read more »
