May 29, 2024 | HR Insights
Recently, the Department of Labor (DOL), the Federal agency that enforces the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), has released employment law changes affecting the exemption tests that determine which employees are eligible for overtime[i] (“non-exempt”) and which are...
Mar 28, 2024 | HR Insights
Under the comprehensive topic of employee engagement is the more specific discussion of employee/employer communication. Many managers struggle to find a comfortable balance between being a manager who merely sets expectations regarding employee performance and being...
Mar 4, 2024 | HR Insights
Historically, companies offered their employees very little – just a reliable paycheck and some core benefits, including paid holidays and vacation; the latter of which had to be earned over time. Any consideration for employees was restricted to just that. Employers...
Feb 14, 2024 | HR Insights
Speaker’s Bureau Need a speaker for your group or organization?As an experienced HR Consultant, Trainer, Attorney, and the founder of Ross Insight Solutions, Carolyn Ross, J.D, is available as a speaker for Chambers of Commerce, trade associations, conferences,...
Feb 14, 2024 | HR Insights
Wishing you all the best in the new year. It was during a flight home from Florida, in April of 2014, that I first read an article written by author Warren Berger entitled, “Chasing Beautiful Questions” in the Southwest Airlines’ onboard Spirit Magazine. The article...
Jan 24, 2024 | HR Insights
It is now 2024 and most would agree that time moves swiftly, causing many business owners to feel overwhelmed with the thought of keeping up with trends in the marketplace. These trends encompass many distinct aspects of running a business, whether it is ensuring that...
