By Anthony Kaylin, courtesy of SBAM Approved Partner ASEFamily care-giving is a difficult issue for many employers. Many employers allow employees some flexibility when it comes to family care issues. But when the caregiving …
By Michael J. Burns, courtesy of SBAM Approved Partner ASEThe Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has published final regulations for federal contractors and subcontractors with:Over $10,000 in revenueFederal contracts or subcontracts for indefinite …
By Kristin Cifolelli, courtesy of SBAM Approved Partner ASE We have long known that stress can have a direct negative impact on an individual’s health. But a new study by researchers at Harvard Business School and …
By Joe DeSantis , courtesy of SBAM Approved Partner ASEMaybe you saw the recent ad, which must have cost a small fortune to run: Two full facing pages in The Wall Street Journal; the first …
By George Brown, courtesy of SBAM Approved Partner ASEThe HR department is on constant watch for the next virus that might impact their workforce as the annual cold and flu season comes around. Well, keep …
The Small Business Association of Michigan’s (SBAM) national affiliate the National Small Business Association (NSBA) recently submitted comments warning against the Department of Labor’s (DOL) proposed rules on overtime pay. In addition to the massive …
Thanks to a healthy trust fund balance, Michigan’s employers will pay less in unemployment taxes due to a reduction in the state’s Taxable Wage Base. Beginning with third quarter tax filings in October, Michigan’s Taxable Wage …
Michael Rogers, Vice President Communications for the Small Business Association of Michigan, talks with business coach and trainer, Tom Borg, about the key ingredients to an employee appraisal plan, motivating your employees for continual improvement, …
By Anthony Kaylin, courtesy of SBAM Approved Partner ASEThe employee is gone, but won’t leave well enough alone. You are tempted to fight back. But you cannot make that same mistake, because anti-retaliation protections can …
By Joe DeSantis, courtesy of SBAM Approved Partner ASERecent research from VitalSmarts, a training and consultancy firm, concluded that the more women assert themselves at work, the less competent and less valuable they are perceived …
What if you could offer an online benefits store to your employees and give them an allowance to shop for benefits? Learn how to make it easy for your employees to manage their benefits with more plan choices …
By Michael J. Burns, courtesy of SBAM Approved Partner ASEASE’s Research Department will often take calls from employers asking if an employee who makes obnoxious (and sometimes discriminatory) comments that offend someone can invoke a …
By Kristin Cifolelli, courtesy of SBAM Approved Partner ASELast week, Netflix announced a bold expansion of its parental leave policy. New parents may take up to one year of time off with full pay for …
By Anthony Kaylin, courtesy of SBAM Approved Partner ASEEverybody has good and bad days at work. And on those down days, having bad thoughts about the annoying boss or coworker, inappropriate as they may be, …
By Cheryl Kuch, courtesy of SBAM Approved Partner ASEAccording to a study of over 700 participants by the University of Warwick, happiness contributes to about 12% greater productivity. And in a meta-analysis of over 225 …
By Anthony Kaylin, courtesy of SBAM Approved Partner ASEWhen a legitimate request for a religious accommodation is granted, employers have to be careful to train all managers to respect the need for the accommodation and …
Courtesy of NSBAOn Aug. 13, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. EDT, NSBA will hold an issue briefing teleconference for members and invited guests to discuss proposed overtime regulations which could more than double the salary threshold …
By Michael J. Burns, courtesy of SBAM Approved Partner ASEMost media coverage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) generally focuses on compliance issues for large employers (i.e., those with 100 or more full-time equivalent employees …