Have you ever provided suggestions which were subsequently ignored?
Have you ever provided critiques which were not well received?
Have you ever wanted to provide constructive feedback on something, but held back from doing so because you did not know how to convey your intentions across?
Today’s guide is on how to give constructive criticism to someone. Whether at work or in relationships, sharing (and receiving) feedback is part and parcel of improvement. If you have ideas on how someone can improve, don’t hold your ideas back – rather, share them in a constructive manner. (Provided the subject is something the person has asked to receive feedback on. Otherwise, you are merely imposing your judgment on others.)
After three riveting days of oral arguments in March 2012, employers were left anxiously awaiting the decision of the U.S. Supreme Court about the fate of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, expected near the end of June 2012.
During this period, employers should take interim steps in order to prepare for the eventual decisions. These steps should take into account the full range of possibilities and should position employer group health plans to react to the possible outcomes, respond to inquiries and requests from internal stakeholders, and consider administrative and design issues presented by the possible Supreme Court decisions.
Some 115,000 new jobs were added to the economy in April, primarily due to increases in service sector employment. Still, the April jobs report showed fewer new jobs than expected, according to CNBC.
After hearing three days of oral arguments, the Supreme Court has now voted on the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Health Care Act. While we wait to hear the court's decision in June, small-business owners might want to consider the potential effects.
As the nation awaits the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision regarding the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), Democrats celebrated the birthday of Massachusetts’ health care law, nicknamed “Romneycare” after its creator, then-Gov. Mitt Romney.
April 12, 2012, marked the six-year anniversary of Romney’s signing into law the health care reform model that President Barack Obama and Congress adopted, in some respects, for the nation in 2010, with the intent of expanding health coverage to millions of Americans. Romney, the expected Republican candidate for president, has said that if elected he would repeal the federal law, dubbed “Obamacare.”
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The Impact of the Massachusetts CORI Reform Law on Employer Background Checks
Posted by Human Resources Department
Since the passage of the 2010 Massachusetts Criminal Offender Record Information (CORI) reform bill, employers face ongoing changes in their use and access to criminal history information. By enhancing regulations around criminal history checks, the CORI bill aims to create greater employment opportunities for past criminal offenders.
CORI reform affects both regular employers and certain regulated employers, such as schools and long-term care facilities, which are required by law to obtain additional CORI information. Employers that do not abide by new CORI regulations may face steep fines as high as tens of thousands of dollars for each offense.
Below, we’ll review some of the main changes to CORI regulations that employers should be aware of:
The U.S. unemployment rate dropped to 8.2% in March and a broader measure dropped to 14.5% from 14.9% the prior month, but a separate survey noted that the economy added a paltry 120,000. Why the drop?
Let’s face it, there are a lot of social networks out there and more are popping up every day. For a small business owner, that can get a little intimidating. If only there was an easy way to start getting involved in each. One little thing or activity that could help spur a future of more engaged results and interaction.
Why not start right here?
Below are five ways to ease your way into five different social networks.
Justices Consider Whether 19th-Century Law Prevents Ruling in Health Care Challenge
Posted by Human Resources DepartmentThe U.S. Supreme Court, on March 26, 2012, the first day of three days set aside by the court to hear arguments on the constitutionality of President Barack Obama’s health care reform act, considered the little publicized yet crucial issue of whether the Anti-Injunction Act, a law passed in 1867, prevents the court from issuing a ruling in the lawsuit before it (Department of Health and Human Services v. Florida, No. 11-398).
Mismanaged supply chain decisions sent manufacturing overseas. But the industry has changed direction.
Here are summaries of four pieces of legislation of which employer’s should take note:
The I-9 is a pain to fill out, especially for as many employees as staffing firms have, but the fines that can come from incorrect I-9 processes are a lot more painful. So we’ve all got to bring our A game for I-9s.
The fines for I-9 mishaps can range from a low of $110 per form for failing to comply with I-9 requirements or something called “document abuse” up to $6,500 per worker for committing or participating in document fraud, if it’s your third offense. And that’s all independent of whether or not the folks you hired are authorized to work in the U.S.
Because these fines are per worker or per form, as staffing companies, we need to keep a close eye on them and make sure our I-9 processes are accurate, consistent and executed flawlessly every time.
Here are some potential I-9 pitfalls and how to avoid them:
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