December 7, 2021
Sponsorship: The Key Ingredient to Advancement
Mentorship programs have been in the corporate arena for years. You know the drill. A more experienced employee offers advice and support to a fledgling heading up the career ladder. The mentor acts as a sounding board for the junior staff member and offers recommendations on a periodic basis. ...
December 6, 2021
Compliance Recap | November 2021
November saw quite a bit of activity in the compliance space. Although OSHA’s vaccine-or-test mandate for private employers was issued, it was immediately met with resistance in the form of lawsuits and a stay from the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals. The mandates for federal contractors and ...
November 30, 2021
Advocacy in Action | Accident Claims
While out of state on a vacation, a member had a collision with a tree while skiing…all at about 30 mph! Thankfully, he survived but not without major damage to various body systems. He was flown to the closest trauma center, had multiple surgeries and afterwards, had intense therapy. In total, ...
November 23, 2021
Grief: The Underbelly of Change
A big raise, a colleague relocating to a different office, and training on a new client onboarding system… all three of these items have one thing in common: change. Initial reactions run the gamut. A big raise may mean you rally the troops for a celebratory happy hour, while losing an ...
November 19, 2021
Departments Issue Interim Final Rule on Group Health Plan Cost and Pricing Disclosure
Read time: 5 minutes On November 17, 2021, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) and Health and Human Services (HHS) (collectively, the “Departments”), with the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), issued interim final regulations (IFR) to provide guidance ...
November 16, 2021
360 Feedback: Help Me, Help You
In Corporate America of days past, the entire feedback process consisted of a once-a-year conversation led by your boss. The goal was to keep it short and painless – like a shot at the doctor’s office. Since then, a series of bells and whistles were added to make it more frequent, more ...
November 10, 2021
What Employers Should Know about the OSHA Vaccine Emergency Temporary Standard
Read time: 30 minutes Federal workplace safety officials just released the mandate-or-test workplace vaccine emergency rule, and employers are sure to have questions. The Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) developed by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) will require ...
November 9, 2021
Mentorship Starts with Mentees
Successful business leaders often thank their mentors publicly for the impact they had on their career. Strong mentoring relationships are proven to help mentees (the employee seeking mentorship) in numerous areas, from increased job and company satisfaction to higher pay and more rapid ...
November 4, 2021
Compliance Recap | October 2021
October was a relatively quiet month in the compliance space. While we are still waiting for the U.S. government to release the OSHA Emergency Temporary Standard on the COVID-19 vaccine mandate and guidance on broker compensation disclosures, here are the highlights of happenings in October. ...
November 2, 2021
Water Cooler Talk Goes Online
Water Cooler Talk Goes Online Does your daily work routine today differ from pre-pandemic times? If you asked workers whose main work location moved from a busy office to their home address, the answer is likely a resounding “Yes!” You lost regular occurrences that may not have seemed special ...
