• Federal minimum wage is set to $10.00 per hour as of January 1, 2016 (the last phase for a wage increase passed in 2013) • Mandatory paid sick leave under the Healthy Workplaces, Healthy Families Act was put into place in July 2015, with amendments passed to clarify: o Who is a covered worker? o Alternative accrual methods (aside from one hour for every 30 hours worked) o Grandfather clause o Alternative methods for paying employees who use PSL • School Activities Leave protected under SB 579 gives employees the ability to take protected time off work for school [...]

"Millennials are the world-wide phenomenon that dominates social media feeds, branding initiatives, and the corporate world. We’re all obsessed with what millennials are, were, and could be. Meanwhile, unknowns made up 25% of the U.S. population in 2015, a larger cohort than boomers or millennials.” – Isvari Mohan, LinkedIn contributing author When bloggers write about generations, chances are good we are talking about the millennials (those roughly born between early 1980s – mid 1990s). There has been a good deal of discussion about how millennials work in the current structure of the workplace amongst the remaining members of the Silent [...]

It’s the scenario every hiring manager dreads. You just spent the last two months screening applicants, sitting in an interview room, discussing options with your management team and department heads…and now you’re stellar employee that you just spent countless hours hiring and onboarding is on his way out the door. And the cycle continues! Back to the drawing board…but what if you could avoid that? What if you could spot the warning signs before that stellar employee walks out the door? What if you could make changes to their schedule, pay, challenges, tasks, or work environment to encourage him to [...]

Are you a #bosslady in your organization? Do you have women at the top of the organizational chart for your company? Thankfully, this is not as unusual as it was decades ago, when it was practically unheard of for women to be in positions of leadership. According to the Washington Post in 2015, “The number of female CEOs of America’s most influential companies is stuck at 5%, as it was the year before. While women make up 45% of the labor force of the S&P 500, few are climbing to the very top.” [1] So where are the women going? [...]

“It’s not what you know, but who you know.” How true is this in business? I’d say from my experience that networking and knowing the right people can make a huge difference in the success of your business ventures, and the opportunities that you are given. Of course, with enough hustle and drive, you’ll land those same opportunities but it just might take a little more blood, sweat, tears, and TIME. In today’s world of instant gratification, constant communication, and a lack of patience, TIME is often one thing we don’t have enough of. Professional networking is a key piece [...]