Smartphones are everywhere today. People are constantly looking at their phones; texting, taking photos, reading emails, checking Twitter, etc. It’s apparent that as a society we have become obsessed with looking at that little screen. eMarketer stated that the average person looks at their smartphone 150 times per day! The term for this behavior at …
Disability claims are one of the more costly expenses for employers and musculoskeletal-disorder disability claims (MSD) are among the most common. The United States Bone and Joint Initiative (USBJI), estimates that one in eight Americans of prime working age have missed work due to musculoskeletal-disorder disabilities. On average, MSD claims cost $213 billion in annual …
Terminating an employee is never easy. It can be emotional, can affect employee morale and even have potential legal ramifications. That’s why it is extremely important to make sure you have well-constructed procedures and policies in place before undertaking any employee terminations. Studies have shown that not following due process can be very costly to …
You, your management team, and your employees have been to collective bargaining and mediation, but the meetings have not been fruitful. You are all frustrated with the outcome and it is looking like a strike is imminent. All it is going to take is a vote by the union to seal the deal. It is …
Fall has arrived and as homeowners start to ready their homes for the winter season, they are ripe prey for door-to-door scam artists. Scam artists know when and how to strike. They will approach you as the season changes to solicit work, but often their main objective is to gain access to your home, or …