The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) is an independent federal agency that enforces the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). The purpose of the Act is “to protect the rights of employees and employers, to encourage collective bargaining, and to curtail certain private sector labor and management practices, which can harm the general welfare of workers, … Read more
If you have employees, you’re subject to an array of laws governing the workplace. Going from zero to even just one employee is a huge step. After that, the more employees you have, the more laws apply. And more employees and laws bring along increased risks of noncompliance. To tackle these issues, companies would ideally … Read more
Even if it will only affect a small part of the business, many companies face workforce downsizing at some point. The “why” is usually obvious. But it’s often more difficult to decide how to make these cuts. Here, I’ll suggest a general approach to selecting who will stay and who will go in consideration of … Read more