Are you planning to lay off employees and use your same template severance agreement which hasn’t been modified in the last year?  Better think again, particularly if you plan to terminate an employee’s health coverage. The American Rescue Plan Act ...

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January and February are typically when companies roll out updated budgets and sales forecasts and have a better idea of staffing needs for the upcoming year. So, there is no time like the present to brush up on the do’s ...

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With so many people now homebound, videoconferences have become the new communication norm.  From board meetings to happy hours to religious services, videoconference technology has allowed us to stay connected, continue business, remain observant and socialize. Personally, I enjoy getting ...

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The months of January and February are the best times of year to look for a job. Companies have new budgets, workers have returned from their holiday vacations and employers have a backlog of hiring that needs to be done. ...

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I’m a fan of the TV sitcom “The Office.” The character who is the manager of Dunder Mifflin’s Scranton office, Michael Scott, is a lovable buffoon who constantly creates compromising situations that would be a nightmare for any human resources ...

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Gossip. Harassment. Sabotage. Pessimism. No business can truly succeed when employees and managers routinely engage in these behaviors. Workplaces become toxic without general civility and respect and, worse, are destined to fail without strong leaders to identify and correct the ...

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It’s not often that we take business advice from a 16-year-old, but Josh Miller is fascinating. A high school junior in Minnesota, he works for a research and management consulting firm called XYZ University as director of Gen Z studies. ...

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A recent decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit sheds light on the parameters of a Maryland commercial landlord’s obligation to mitigate its damages in response to a tenant default. NCO Financial Sys., Inc. v. Montgomery ...

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What kind of training does your company provide to its board of directors? Does your on-boarding process consist of merely providing a copy of the by-laws, a recent budget, and a request they sign a conflict of interest form? Following ...

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It’s safe to assume that any female over the age of 18 is a woman.

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