On November 22, 2016, a federal judge granted a request to temporarily block the Department of Labor (DOL) from implementing and enforcing a rule that would have raised the minimum salary required to be classified as exempt from overtime under federal law. Here is an update on the status of the rule and what to… read more
Posted by ADP Below is a summary of compliance requirements that took effect recently or will take effect over the next few months. December 31, 2016: New York increases minimum salary for certain exemptions. Final regulations increase the minimum salary requirement for the administrative and executive exemption based on location. The rates, effective December 31, 2016,… read more
by ADP With harsh winter weather already blanketing much of the country, now is the time to review rules for paying employees when your business is closed. Determining whether or not to pay your employee will depend on their status as an exempt or non-exempt employee, as well as applicable laws. Non-exempt employees are employees who… read more
by Liz Ryan , CONTRIBUTOR Shutterstock Dear Liz, I am dealing with a sticky situation at work. I’ve been in the same job for four years, but I got a new boss in September. We can call him Abe. Abe is new to leadership and it shows. He is the most insecure manager I’ve ever seen…. read more
SK Roy Are you a Complicator or a Simplifier ? Published on November 30, 2016 SCM Manager, International Products, Chevron “Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated” – Confucius Executive Summary This article touches on the two most popular jargons in today’s management journals, complexity and simplicity, and addresses them… read more
This week’s article about Legal Documents was written by Debra K. Schuster, M.H.A., J.D., from St. Louis, Missouri. Attorney Schuster is a Partner member of the national ElderCare Matters Alliance. Everyone hates going to the dentist. However, if you don’t go, bad things can happen that may have been prevented if you had gone. The same is true with having legal… read more
”Somebody once told me the definition of hell: “On your last day on earth, the person you became will meet the person you could have become.” — Anonymous Sometimes, to become successful and get closer to the person we can become, we don’t need to add more things — we need to give up on some of them. There are… read more
In May of this year, Renaud Laplanche entered the boardroom and faced every executive’s worst nightmare. Laplanche, the founder and CEO of LendingClub, was given an ultimatum: Resign in the next 24 hours or be fired. Why did this happen? There’s no need to rehash all the dubious decisions Laplanche had made as CEO. Know, simply,… read more
Whenever I have spoken with entrepreneurs, every one of them seemed to be troubled by similar questions when it came to building their teams. I have put together this piece by trying to answer these questions: How important is it to find the right people? It is extremely important to get the right people… read more
You know what they say about opinions — everybody has one. If you want to see that truth in action, just Google “characteristics of successful people.” Some of the results will undoubtedly point to the famous Marshmallow Study at Stanford, which demonstrated that the ability to delay gratification is a key component of success. But… read more