By Brian Calley, SBAM President & CEO Amid lots of controversy and drama, the legislature has passed both the reinstatement of Prevailing Wage laws and the repeal of Right to […]
The banking industry is making headlines. SBAM President & CEO Brian Calley actually started his career in banking. In this video he offers up his insight into the banking industry […]
There has been a lot of discussion recently around ChatGPT and how it affects HR and the workplace. So, as an experiment Mary Corrado, President & CEO of ASE, tried it. She asked ChatGPT to …
Although the governor says she didn't ask lawmakers to attach a $1 million appropriation to legislation repealing Michigan's Right to Work laws, she is "going to sign a bill that restores workers' rights" when it …
In case you missed it, here's what was on our agenda for today's Small Business Briefing: Unemployment Modernization Workgroup status update, Right to Work status, Legislative updates, current economic factors, and #DataMonday.
Michigan’s Legislature moved quickly to repeal Michigan’s 10-year-old Right to Work law. Right to Work allows private sector union members to opt out of union dues payment should they disagree with the services rendered, the …
Intermittent FMLA is one of the most difficult issues for HR professionals. It can be difficult to manage, and personal liability could attach if they interfere with FMLA leave. Therefore, a conservative approach is recommended. …
The mental health crisis in the U.S. is not going away anytime soon, and managers are on the front lines of a rapidly evolving mental health crisis in the workplace often without the resources they …
On today’s SBAM Weekly Podcast, Michael Rogers talks with Ali Haider, owner of Ali & Companies LLC, doing business as 7 ELEVEN. He is a member of SBAM's Leadership Council and serves as the president …
Today's Small Business Briefing came to us live from Consumers Credit Union headquarters, as today marks 3 years since our first show! We have a full show today, including: a Michigan Department of Labor and Economic …
There are so many crosswinds out there. Trying to make sense of the economic statistics in this business environment is complicated. Are we going in the right direction or wrong […]
Over the past few months, “quiet quitting” was all over the news. Now we're starting to hear about “quiet hiring”. Aholoa Corporation explains in this Q&A.
In the heat of the governor's tax proposal debate came a historical Senate resolution that would have changed decades of precedent by allowing legislation to become effective immediately without a clear two-thirds vote displayed on …
Democratic legislators pushed out the bills to "restore the balance in negotiations" between owners and workers and give "unions their rights back" after Republican majorities instituted these "worker freedom" reforms during the Gov. Rick Snyder …
Welcome to SBAM's Small Business Briefing. Here's what we have on today's show: A discussion with Michael Tierney of Community Bankers of Michigan (CBM), Jobs report, Legislative update, a conversation on marketing with Jennifer Jurgens of 1 Bold Step and Data Monday.
In today’s fast-paced world, new technologies and innovations emerge daily, often with the goal of making our lives easier. But with these modern-day conveniences come new security risks that can wreak havoc on individuals and …
“There was always some resistance to [remote work]. With the pandemic, particularly the lockdown, it pushed us into the future. And it made us realize, hello, yes, we can do it.” – Badia Rebolledo Abud, …
Employers that have multistate locations or just employees located in another state (including remote workers) need to monitor those state and local employment related laws and regulations to ensure their employee handbooks stay up to …