Hiring & training new supervisors or managers is time consuming & expensive. That’s why it’s so important to minimize the potential for your new ones to be unsuccessful. Failure can be caused by multiple factors, such as their: Not having…
Hiring & training new supervisors or managers is time consuming & expensive. That’s why it’s so important to minimize the potential for your new ones to be unsuccessful. Failure can be caused by multiple factors, such as their: Not having…
Earlier this year, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that whistleblower protection under the 2002 Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) Act extends to employees of privately held companies, even the smallest “mom & pop” businesses. SOX legislation grew out of fraudulent accounting problems that…
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is aggressively pursuing investigations into cases of “patterns and practices” of discrimination. It’s doing so as part of its Systemic Discrimination Program, which it has stated is a top priority. In 2013, the…
Managing others is not easy–& does not come naturally to many individuals. Nor: Does this ability magically or mysteriously appear in new supervisors or managers. Should you take for granted that long-time supervisors & managers are doing so in a…
Retaining your best & brightest employees is a key to your organization’s success. That’s why it’s important to recognize the signs that an employee may be on her/his way out the door. Here are several red flags that deserve your…
For the first time ever, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has filed a sexual discrimination lawsuit against a private employer over transgender discrimination. The agency claims two employers each illegally fired a worker who was undergoing a gender change. In…
On September 3, 2014, Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter signed a bill (Bill No. 130922) requiring employers to provide reasonable accommodation to employees who seek to breastfeed. The legislation took effect immediately upon being signed. The legislation; defines “reasonable accommodation” to…
A recent survey of American workers asked them to identify the issues at work that have annoyed them so much they became less productive (sometimes referred to as “quitting but staying”) and/or caused them to quit. Here’s what employees said…
Here are some of the qualities identified in a Forbes Magazine article on leadership: 1. Honest 2. Have a positive attitude 3. Confident 4. Intuitive 5. Good communicator 6. Inspirational Are great leaders born with these qualities? There are some…
The Wage and Hour Division of the U.S. Department of Labor filed 8,126 lawsuits in the 12-month period ending March 31, 2014 for violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). This represented a 5% increase over 2013. The FLSA…