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Why Your People Managers Are the Weakest Link in Learning and Development
When managers are undersupported, career development efforts can be stalled despite strong leadership intent.
January 23, 2014
Indiana and Illinois See Jobs Growth
Small businesses are hiring, and employment at smaller firms grew in Illinois and Indiana last month.
January 23, 2014
Some Restaurants Dropping Automatic Tips For Large Groups
Like most other restaurants in Maine, DiMillo's On the Water in Portland says it will no longer charge automatic gratuities for most large groups now that a change in the federal income tax code has closed a long-standing loophole.
January 22, 2014
Which States Have the Most Millionaires?
Of the more than 119 million households in the U.S., about 6 million, or five percent, of them include a millionaire, according to a new report. But where do they live?
January 22, 2014
Report: December Was Strongest Jobs Growth Month in 2013
U.S. private-sector franchise jobs increased by 30,250 during the month of December 2013, according to the ADP National Franchise Report. BThe report measures monthly changes in franchise employment derived from ADP’s actual transactional payroll data.
January 22, 2014
A Billion Dollars for March Madness Bracket? Warren Buffet is Backing the Bet
Talk about March Madness! Office pools and online versions of pick-em games for the NCAA basketball tournament see a lot of money pass hands, but never like this.
January 21, 2014
Payroll: The Difference Between Exempt & Non-Exempt Employees
You probably know that non-exempt employees are covered under FLSA, which imposes requirements for overtime and other aspects of employment. Exempt employees, on the other hand, are not subject to FLSA.
January 21, 2014
Equality In Employer Health Insurance Plans Delayed
Unless you’ve been living under a rock the last few years, you’re well-aware that the massive health care legislation known informally as “Obamacare” by both its detractors and proponents remains the law of the land.
January 20, 2014
What Small Businesses Need to Know About Health Care Tax Credit
Starting this year, the credit goes up to 50 percent for for-profit entities, and 35 percent for tax-exempt ones.
January 20, 2014
Tax Preparers Unprepared for Data Loss, ID Theft Incidents
I visited Arizona last summer, where the temperatures hit 119 degrees in the afternoon and didn’t much cool at night. They call it “dry heat.” I called it Apache Territory.
January 20, 2014
Does Mentoring Really Work for Accounting Firms?
As an avid reader and educator on talent development within our profession, I have long been an advocate of mentoring in order to develop future talent in our firms. The ideal is for firms to develop a program that pairs current leaders with future leaders to transfer knowledge and wisdom from one person to another.
January 17, 2014
Saving for Retirement: What You Should Be Doing Now
You’ve heard the mantra a thousand times: It’s never too early to start saving and planning for retirement. Whether you’ve heeded that advice closely or have let time slip by, it’s also not usually too late to have a positive effect on your retirement finances.
January 16, 2014
Self-Employed Less Likely To Save Enough for Retirement
Self-employed workers, contractors and entrepreneurs often cite their independence as one of the biggest advantages to not having a traditional job, but being self-employed also means that individuals must exercise greater control over their retirement planning, since they usually do not have access to 401(k) pre-tax savings plans and automatic contributions.