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I am often asked what the biggest challenge in my business has been. I am always embarrassed to admit that my answer is usually related to staffing. Despite the exceptional training I received in …
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(Updated from 06/25/2019 post regarding my contribution to an article in Urban Freedom Magazine) Choosing a lawyer for your small business is a big decision. Ideally, you will develop a mutually …
I love having a June birthday. It's almost mid-year, so it gives me an opportunity to benchmark my goals for the year and my progress toward them. I've learned not to make my current score be anything …
[Read more...] about Happy Birthday to Me–and to Third Ear Conflict Resolution This Month
The New York State (NYS) Workers Compensation Board (WCB) is the administrative state agency charged with ensuring employees injured at work receive the treatment and wage replacement benefits they …
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(Updated from 07/04/2019) I love free trials as much as the next person. Maybe it started at Baskin-Robbins, where we got those tiny spoons to taste the 31 flavors. (Apparently, you can't sample …
[Read more...] about The Top Three Justifications Employers Give for Not Paying Interns
(Updated from 05/21/2018) I get sucked into the Internet and news abyss, too. A “quick check” for a Facebook status from an ill family member turns into 10 minutes (or more) of watching cats in …
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(Updated from original post on 04/04/2016): Notice that I said workers, not employees. I know you have been reading the articles online and in entrepreneur magazines that imply (if not directly …
[Read more...] about Six Things You Must Know Before You Hire Your First Workers
(Updated from 09/14/2017) After Nance lost her Director of Marketing position, she worked for a major healthcare company through a temporary staffing agency. She was in her 20s and had limited work …
(Updated from the original post on 01/20/2020): Worker Misclassification occurs when a person or entity classifies a worker as a non-employee. Regardless of whether this was an intentional act, the …
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(Updated from 12/20/2021) Each time I read an article that encourages readers to use independent contractors instead of employees to build their new businesses, I cringe. It's not that independent …
[Read more...] about Four Things You Need to Know About Worker Misclassification
