For this episode of What the Hell Just Happened?! Paul Edwards discusses how artificial intelligence (AI) is working its way into the world of business ownership and management with CEDR Senior Solution Center Advisor Halisi Tambuzi. Can AI be unintentionally biased?...
In this episode of What the Hell Just Happened? Paul Edwards sits down with CEDR Solution Center Manager Grace Godlasky to discuss how a small business found itself facing an $800k wage claim. How did this happen? Using the incorrect pay period hour calculations with...
Inflation is on everyone’s minds right now, and understandably so. Most Americans are aware that the purchasing power of a dollar is always decreasing to some degree, but rarely does the rise in the cost of living have such a powerful impact on our daily lives or...
One of the biggest HR myths is that employees don’t like hearing “negative” feedback. On the contrary, studies reveal that employees are better engaged and happier when they receive both reinforcing feedback (what some people call “positive” feedback) and redirecting...
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...
State vaccine mandates are rare, but certainly nothing new. In fact, the first state-wide vaccine mandate in the US was enacted in Massachusetts to combat smallpox in 1809. However, as an employer, the responses to vaccine mandates can run the gamut from confusion to...
With over 100 changes in employment law this year alone, 2021 is shaping up to be a year of continuous challenges for the leadership of private practices. Nearly halfway through this year, the Delta and Lambda variants threaten to present even more scheduling and...
Chances are, the current childcare crisis has been a major source of frustration for your practice over the past two years. If the calls coming into our Solution Center are any indication, leaders feel wedged between a rock and a hard place, both sympathizing with the...
There’s no question, we live in a litigious society, which is probably why we get asked, “Should I get Employment Liability Insurance (or EPLI)?” on a fairly regular basis. One of CEDR’s goals is to empower you with the tools to prevent employment lawsuits through...
The federal government released information about two new vaccine mandates. At this time, we believe that very few of our members would even be covered by either of these mandates if they survive the various court challenges being brought against them. Here’s what we...
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...
