Chances are that you’ve heard an employee make an off-hand comment about self-harm. These comments can range from an innocent hyperbolic expression of frustration (e.g. I’m going to kill myself if I have to do that procedure one more time!) to a serious expression of...
We’ve all heard of the “Great Resignation” by now–it’s no secret that employees are quitting their jobs in record numbers across the country. But the reality of the situation is that the “Great Resignation” can really be thought of as a “Great Job Hop” since most of...
Within my own company, a small business of less than 20 employees, my stance as a co-founder has always been that we will do as much as we can to help obtain and pay for health insurance for our team. Just like you, suffice to say that over the past seven years we've...
Earlier this past month, prior to the opening of the ACA's health insurance marketplaces, I posted my thoughts, as an employer, on providing healthcare insurance for my employees. And you can quote me. Really President Obama, you couldn't tell the Secret Service to...
We know everyone is struggling with the new requirements of the ACA, and while we are NOT health insurance specialists, the issue of benefits does fall under the "HR" category. One tiny contribution we can offer is to help you determine – within seconds! – the likely...
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has released new reminders and enforcement guidance on the topic of pregnancy discrimination, and all employers must take note. And this new guidance comes just in time! Pregnancy discrimination claims are on the rise...
Employment laws are sometimes like dominos. Once one state passes a law, others tend to follow suit. For example, the first medical marijuana laws were passed in 1998, and now 26 states have legislation addressing the issue. More recently, the first mandatory paid...
Like all new laws, some of these require an immediate employee handbook update, while others don’t, IF you already have a compliant policy. (CEDR members get this taken care of as a built-in service!) And if you see your state in the list below, keep in mind that...
Yesterday, November 22, 2016, U.S. District Court Judge Amos Mazzant II issued a preliminary injunction barring the Department of Labor from implementing the new exempt salary level requirements under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). This stalls the December 1,...
Many states have already increased (or will be increasing) their required minimum wages in 2017, and that's on top of a slew of recent increases in 2016. Are you up to date on your state's minimum wage requirements? CEDR's 2017 Minimum Wage infographic is a great way...
Keeping up with every applicable federal, state, and local employment law is no easy task for small business owners (unless you have CEDR, of course!) And a recent class action lawsuit against Apple, Inc. shows that even large multinational corporations seem to have...
I want to recommend a few books that have had a major impact on me as a manager and business owner, books that have helped me explore and understand more deeply what it means to be a strategic thinker, and to enroll my team into being strategic thinkers. The book I...
