Earlier this year, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to review a lower court decision that limits the range of employees eligible for anti-retaliation protection under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. In the decision, Crawford v. Metropolitan ...
Read More »Napier: I guess the client still is always right
I have been revisiting a phenomenon that I have touched on a few times in this column, but I don’t know that I’ll ever truly solve. Not that every problem needs to be solved, sometimes it just needs to be ...
Read More »Woolner: Janet Jackson’s breast freed, this time by court
To understand why a woman’s breast exposed on television for a half-second four years ago still lives on in legal battles, you have to grasp this notion. It’s not about the breast. It’s about an outspoken segment of the public, ...
Read More »I guess the client is still always right
I have been revisiting a phenomenon that I have touched on a few times in this column, but I don’t know that I’ll ever truly solve. Not that every problem needs to be solved, sometimes it just needs to be ...
Read More »Janet Jackson’s breast freed, this time by court
To understand why a woman’s breast exposed on television for a half-second four years ago still lives on in legal battles, you have to grasp this notion. It’s not about the breast. It’s about an outspoken segment of the public, ...
Read More »McGee: What you don’t know about bankruptcy
It has been said that “prior planning prevents poor performance.” These five p’s are certainly valid today, when economic changes are causing businesses to feel pressure in regard to cash flow. A good business manager looks at potential opportunities and ...
Read More »Bliss: Fraud in the not-for-profit sector
The fact that nonprofit organizations rely on support from individuals, and that support can dry up in the face of fraud, puts nonprofits in a difficult position. On one hand, many say nonprofits are more susceptible to fraud than for-profit ...
Read More »What you don’t know about bankruptcy
It has been said that “prior planning prevents poor performance.” These five p’s are certainly valid today, when economic changes are causing businesses to feel pressure in regard to cash flow. A good business manager looks at potential opportunities and ...
Read More »Not-for-profit sector can offer conditions for fraud
The fact that nonprofit organizations rely on support from individuals, and that support can dry up in the face of fraud, puts nonprofits in a difficult position. On one hand, many say nonprofits are more susceptible to fraud than for-profit ...
Read More »Leone: Through knowledge comes understanding
I attended a meeting in 2007 that contained a course on management of multi-generational workers. As a Traditionalist, I was a little shocked to hear that HR people are getting calls from parents of the Millennials wanting to know how ...
Read More »Sprague: Smart commercial design pays off
Most of us can readily understand that our surroundings have the ability to enhance, illustrate, or detract from who we are and what our businesses are striving to convey and accomplish – and that good (or poor) design can contribute ...
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