It’s no secret that health care costs are spiraling out of control, impacting companies and employees alike.  The key is to find a compromising balance that is practical and palatable to all... Read more »

Studies have shown that regarding communication activities, humans use listening skills (45%) more than talking (30%) reading (16%) and writing (9%). So why does it seem that everyone talks so much!!!? Since... Read more »

Many employers provide tuition assistance benefits to their employees. Such programs are often viewed as ?win-win? as the employee receives the money to pay or an education, and the employer has... Read more »

While there has been a lot of commotion recently regarding the Family and Medical Leave Act, most of that has centered either on the recent passage of amendments to the Act or... Read more »

Everyone has his or her own idea of the ?perfect? home. Likewise, everyone has a personal idea of the ?perfect? job. Both of these are extremely individualistic with each person... Read more »

In May of this year, 6,500 former soldiers in the Individual Ready Reserve received notices ordering them to report to an Army installation because they were being pulled back into the active... Read more »

When management is able to make meaningful connections with their employees, it’s truly a beautiful thing. If the employees aren’t roiling over poor management, their comments in feedback sessions are free of... Read more »

A large number of organizations have an unwritten policy of hiring quickly and firing slowly, and justify such actions with comments such as, ?The position just needs to be filled?by anybody!? or... Read more »

For over a decade, employers have increasingly sought arbitration as the forum of choice for the resolution of employment disputes. Arbitration is relied upon to direct employment-related, as well as other... Read more »