As an employer, you cannot afford not to understand social networking, texting, instant messaging, and any other new technology that is used by your employees. Let's be honest, phones are not just... Read more »

Employee lawsuits against employers have almost doubled in the last six years. According to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), if an employer is found to be in violation of the Wage and Hour... Read more »

The U.S. House of Representatives has introduced legislation that would require all employers with 15 employees or more to provide up to seven paid sick days each year.  The bill, titled the Healthy Families... Read more »

It is considered expensive to employ a new employee and raise the employee to the level of the previous employee. When an employee leaves a company this means that the company has... Read more »

Are you in a hiring mode during this recession? There's a good news/bad news flavor to hiring right now. First the Good News: Do you think it will be a cake walk... Read more »

Finds Company's Pension Benefit Calculation Was LawfulThe U.S. Supreme Court recently held that an employer did not violate Title VII of the Civil Rights Act by granting limited service credit for purposes of calculating retirement... Read more »

Broken promises, ideas and concepts discussed in corporate America that are often not realized...it's time to stop the bleeding.  We're losing good people over it. Read more »

This past week, the United States Supreme Court concluded that the City of New Haven Connecticut engaged in reverse discrimination when it discarded test results and refused to promote white firefighters because the City... Read more »

The performance and happiness potential of a healthy team is limitless. Even when a task appears impossible to complete, a healthy team will collaboratively and enthusiastically complete the task above expectations. A dysfunctional team... Read more »