I recently attended a webinar hosted by Drake Beam Morin on communications strategy for reduction in forces (RIFs) and learned an interesting fact. The host said that a layoff of 1% of the company’s employee population may result in up to a 33% turnover rate, if handled inappropriately. This is largerly due to the lack [...]
The California Supreme Court has ruled that an employer may terminate an employee for using marijuana for medical purposes. In Ross v. RagingWire Telecommunications, Inc. the employee, Gary Ross, suffered from strain and muscle spasms in his back due to his service in the U.S. Air Force. The employer, RagingWire, offered Mr. Ross a job, but required him [...]
In all reality, many of our soldiers returning home from overseas assignments have difficulties transitoning to both home and professional life. On top of it, many soldiers are returning to find themselves receiving a pink slip from their former employer or their business gone down the tubes if they are an entrepreneur/small business owner. Your Business on MSNBC recently [...]
As I was driving to a college sorority reunion at the University of Georgia, I was listening to a very informative nationally syndicated radio show called Autoscoop. The hosts Adam Goldstein and Joyce Littel give a lot of information and advice to the public on how to negotiate and buy/lease a car. It amazes me [...]
Unfortunately, I had to go to traffic court today to fight a unjust traffic ticket. What was really sad was the people who were there in court were mostly lower income people who probably could least afford to pay the fines, like a Hispanic woman who was facing a $1500 fine. My gut tells me that the [...]
