Category: Business Law & Regulations

September 19, 2019

The ABA is urging the U.S. Department of Labor to withdraw a proposed rule that would expand the type of federal contractors eligible for an exemption that allows them to discriminate in employment on the basis of religion. ABA President […]

September 12, 2019

Never has the distinction between employee and contractor been so vital as when the gig economy began booming this decade. By declaring millions of workers as contractors, startups, tech companies, and apps like Uber, Lyft, Door Dash, and Postmates saved […]

September 11, 2019

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) on Tuesday issued a ruling relaxing the standards for employers to make unilateral changes to employment terms without the union’s consent. In adopting the “contract coverage” standard, the Board abandoned the “clear and unmistakable […]

September 10, 2019

Imagine you had a single post on Facebook generate more 42,000 interactions, reaching 2.8 million people. Imagine that the post was promoting a product that had real commercial value for your business. Now, imagine if you didn’t even spend a […]

September 3, 2019

The Internet of Things, or IoT, is a growing infrastructure of internet-enabled objects ranging from vacuums to light bulbs, all aimed at increasing control, automation and even data collection. IoT can be a huge benefit for a business office when […]

August 28, 2019

The distinction between acute stress and chronic stress is important. Examples of acute stress include the stress you experience after having an argument with an employee, delivering an important presentation, suffering through a bad day at work, or toiling toward […]

August 27, 2019

Employees who don’t fit the company’s culture tend to behave in a way that disrupts productivity. Behaviors like discrimination and dishonesty are fireable offenses and create more harm than good, even from the most skilled and highest performers. When this […]

August 26, 2019

We’ve entered an era in which marketeres are being bombarded by volumes of data about consumer preferences. In theory, all of this information should make grouping users and creating relevant content easier, but that’s not always the case. Generally, the […]

August 23, 2019

Recruitment management is the process of recruiting and selecting employees. It includes activities like placing job ads to find people, reviewing application forms, and scheduling interviews. A recruitment management system often adds automation―standardizing, simplifying, and speeding up the recruitment and […]

August 22, 2019

Will Instagram make all your photos and messages public as part of a privacy policy change? No. That didn’t stop a number of celebrities and US Secretary of Energy Rick Perry (you know, the guy responsible for the nukes) from […]