July 29, 2010 - Employment handbooks are necessary and useful tools for informing employees of general employment policies, however, some issues are better addressed outside of the employment handbook.

July 1, 2010 - Have any recent people decisions caused you pain and cost your company income? Learn how assessments can be used to decrease your pain and increase your bottom line.

June 7, 2010 - If you played sports in school, did the coach play everyone equally? Create an egalitarian form of governance in which each person had a say?

June 17, 2010 - Over the past 20 or more years, the aging population in the United States, coupled with advancements in medical technologies/drugs, combined in a “perfect storm” resulting in continued increases in health care spending in the United States.

June 10, 2010 - Anyone responsible for selecting and administering corporate benefits engages in a daily battle to balance the needs of the business with the needs of the employees.

June 10, 2010 - Did you ever want to stuff a sock in the mouth of the guy in the next cubicle who never stops complaining? Have you ever clenched your fist and had to walk away from the hot shot who thinks she has all the answers? Ever get frustrated with the level of gossip that keeps going round and round the office like a never ending story?

June 3, 2010 - Even though we’re an insurance brokerage, Assurance isn’t immune to the challenges and pressures other companies face when it comes to the rising cost of health insurance as an employee benefit.

June 3, 2010 - Earlier this year, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced that the agency is issuing Notices of Inspection (NOIs) to 180 businesses in five states – Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Arkansas and Tennessee.

June 3, 2010 - As employers we want our staff to provide the best possible service to our customers. In order to accomplish this we need to encourage and recognize all of their efforts no matter how small or large those efforts may be.

June 3, 2010 - I have always rankled at the much over-used corporate phase, “People are our greatest assets.” I’ve heard the words pass the lips of senior executives in both large and small companies, across industries and geographic boundaries, yet time and again I witness...

June 3, 2010 - One of the great things about being in Human Resources is that, in spite of all of the legalities and buzz words that surface daily, it really is all about treating people the way you would like to be treated.

June 3, 2010 - Last year during a usual Tuesday morning meeting our executive team was discussing how valuable this recession had been for our organization and the question was posed: At what other time in the history of our company had we been given an opportunity for such deep introspection, evaluation and reinvention?

June 3, 2010 - What nobler employment, or more valuable to the state, than that of the man who instructs the rising generation. - Marcus Cicero. Who are the Millennials and why do they matter? As of 2010, Millennials are the largest generation in the workforce. They possess the ability to generate a recovery in the economic climate.