Article courtesy of SBAM Approved Partner ASEBy Joe DeSantisValentine’s Day comes around once every year, which is just about right for most HR departments. It is one of those days, like Halloween and the Friday …
Article courtesy of SBAM Approved Partner ASEBy Joe DeSantis In a recent study out of Oxford University in the U.K., researchers contacted people in their homes and found that they were generally willing to answer …
Article courtesy of SBAM Approved Partner ASEBy Anthony Kaylin In today’s world everyone seems to have a smartphone with camera capabilities. And most companies have a policy that states “use of a camera or cell …
Tune in today at 10am (repeats at 3pm and 8pm) on the Michigan Business Network.Today on Business Next, Online Tech’s Yan Ness and Mike Klein talk about their unique co-CEO management model and what it …
Article courtesy of SBAM Approved Partner ASEBy George BrownThe results from the 2012 Global Workforce Study by Towers Watson suggests employees are finding it harder and harder to keep up the kind of positive connection …
Tune in today at 10am (repeats at 3pm and 8pm) on the Michigan Business Network.Today on Business Next, excerpts of SBAM’s Clark Hill webinar on Right to Work. Presented by Clark Hill attorneys Thomas Brady …
Frequently Asked Question: If a female employee gets married and asks you to start issuing paychecks in her married name, what are the record-keeping responsibilities of your business?Answer: When an employee has an official name …
Article courtesy of SBAM Approved Partner ASEBy Anthony KaylinMisclassification of employees has been a long-term major issue in the workplace. In 2001 Microsoft settled a misclassification suit over “long-term temp/contractors” who should have received Microsoft …
Article courtesy of SBAM Approved Partner AdvanceHRAt your company, everyone is familiar with the paid time-off benefits. You rarely think about the issue. So what happens when a new employee requests more paid time-off than …
The federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act requires that health insurance carriers annually report Medical Loss Ratio (MLR).In order to report the MLR for the 2013 period, BCBSM and BCN must know the average …
Article courtesy of SBAM Approved Partner ASEAs employers begin issuing 2013 paychecks, here is a summary of new withholding rates and changes affecting Social Security and Medicare rates, directly from the IRS.Updated tables, which were …
Article courtesy of SBAM Approved Partner ASEBy Gary Klotz(The following article is the second of a two-part series. It identifies issues non-unionized employers who want to stay non-unionized should concern themselves with regarding Right to …
Article courtesy of SBAM Approved Partner ASEBy Gary KlotzThe following is the first of a two-part series that identifies issues non-unionized employers who want to stay non-unionized should concern themselves with regarding Right-to-Work.As everyone knows, …
Article/webinar courtesy of SBAM Approved Partner Clark Hill PLCOn December 11, 2012, Governor Richard Snyder signed into law Michigan's Right-to-Work Law. This law prohibits both private and public sector employers from discharging an employee who …
Article courtesy of SBAM Approved Partner ASEBy Cheryl Kuch The American Society of Training and Development (ASTD) has recently published its 2012 State of the Industry report. This annual report describes how organizations are managing …
Article courtesy of SBAM Approved Partner AdvanceHRAn "employee morale" problem is more than a morale problem. Low employee morale can be at the root of such costly workplace problems as high turnover, lower productivity, inefficiency, …
Article courtesy of SBAM Approved Partner Clark Hill PLC By Tracy A. Leahy On December 28, 2012, Gov. Rick Snyder signed into law the Internet Privacy Protection Act making Michigan the fourth state to prohibit access to …
Article courtesy of SBAM Approved Partner ASEBy Michael J. BurnsSince the 1980s, Michigan employers have always been encouraged to include a policy in their employee handbooks that clearly states they are at-will employers. ASE still …