In last week’s issue, we advised that the Employment Visa bill was being prepared for passage in the US House of Representatives. Well, as they say, a funny thing happened on the way to approval. Actually, it just got bumped out for at least another week by Congress focusing their work on finalizing the Respect…
Read More »Earlier this month, the US Circuit Court for the District of Columbia ruled that the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) should revisit the ruling the board rendered two years ago regarding joint-employer status. A three-judge panel of the court determined that “the ruling for Browning-Ferris Industries Inc in 2020 failed to explain why it had…
Read More »The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) reported this week that small business job openings set a new record in the month of March with 42% of the responding firms reporting that they had job openings last month. Further, NFIB reports that 56% of business owners added workers during the month while 25% of those…
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As franchisees address the many employment issues related to the pandemic, the question now is what to do about vaccines. When considering how best to proceed, franchisees must be familiar with the employment law issues that are implicated. We’ve chosen several to highlight here. Vaccination Relaxes Quarantine Mandate Stopping short of eliminating quarantine requirements for…
Read More »There are only a few days left to register for the first DDIFO meeting of 2020, to be held on February 11, 2020 at Ruths Chris Restaurant, 1700 N. Westshore Blvd in Tampa. Registration is still available, but seating is limited, so please register today. Meeting the Need: Hiring & Retaining Good Employees will feature…
Read More »The first DDIFO meeting of 2020, to be held on February 11, 2020 at the Ruths Chris Restaurant, 1700 N. Westshore Blvd in Tampa is just over one week away, so you will want to register today to attend. Meeting the Need: Hiring & Retaining Good Employees will feature Kathleen McDonough, Senior Account Executive at…
Read More »As we glided from one decade to another, the economy continued its exceptional run, adding another 145,000 jobs in December to cap 2019 at over 2,100,000 new jobs created! According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the leisure and hospitality industry added 40,000 of those jobs for an annual industry total of 388,000! As the…
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Learn how to protect your network from employment nightmares. Illinois elected officials are passing more laws mandating that employers provide more benefits to their employees. In fact this week, Northbrook opted in to the Cook County paid sick leave law! And, just over the past month or so, Illinois expanded the reach of the Illinois Wage…
Read More »As more and more states increase labor costs through their regulations, mandated benefits, increased wages and the like, many have mentioned automation as the next big step in the evolution of small businesses. Against that backdrop, we took special note of a story this week about a second Eatsa opening, this one in New York…
Read More »Against the backdrop of anti-business rules and regulations, doesn’t government realize the more restrictions and shackles it places on small business, the more it hurts our economy? If we delivered our message and did so in unity as one, the powers that be in government would take note. By way of illustration, in Massachusetts, Walmart…
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