Employee satisfaction is a key driver of employee engagement, and employee engagement in turn is a key driver of customer satisfaction and loyalty, employee retention, productivity, sales, overall organizational performance and profit.... Read more »

Employers and employees alike have numerous misconceptions about the enforceability of non-competition agreements.  Employers mistakenly believe that the more restrictive the agreement is for the employee, the better it is&nbsp... Read more »

On August 19, 2009, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the U.S. Department of Justice announced a settlement agreement with UBS regarding certain accounts held at the bank by U.S. persons. The offshore voluntary disclosure... Read more »

In Imprimis Investors, LLC v. KPMG Peat Marwick, LLP, 69 Mass. App. Ct. 218 (2007), the Appeals Court dealt for the first time with the issue of whether an investor could “indirectly rely” on... Read more »

Since the world wide web became public, the internet has been changing the way that companies communicate and conduct business. Social networking sites, online communities that enable people to communicate and build networks based on... Read more »

Vision statements, Mission statements, Core Values, Pillars and Goals, whatever you may call them in your organization....are they really part of your culture?  Corporate America spends a lot of money and time on developing these... Read more »

"Joe Cool" may always be the most-invited person to every party and "swinging singles" to liven up any occasion; however, beware of praising these attributes in the workplace.  Of course, any organization... Read more »

Injuries occur in the workplace.  Your behavior and reaction to these injuries will drive a successful rehab or it won't. Read more »

One extremely useful facet of using employment applications in hiring is the ability of the employer to directly ask an applicant if he or she has a criminal history that would show up if... Read more »