A new administration and new Congress are promising serious climate change legislation soon (the “Green New Deal”). In his inauguration speech, the new President plans ...

COVID-19 killed vacation plans for most people in 2020. According to Expedia’s annual report issued last Spring, staying home had become the new norm. Until ...

Much of the government relief provided to small businesses was keyed toward their employees. They could qualify for the SBA’s EIDL grant of $1,000 per ...

 A quotation from Benjamin Franklin that’s taped to my monitor says, “an investment in knowledge pays the best interest.” Business owners who continue to ...

The pandemic has highlighted, but did not create, a growing diversity of worker status. There are a variety of employee types, from at-will hourly workers ...

As has been our practice in the past couple of years, we’ve adopted a theme for a monthly blog. This year’s theme: Recovery strategies. When ...

 The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (CAA), signed into law on December 27, 2020, changed some important rules impacting various employee benefits for 2021. With ...

According to a study by Maven and Great Places to Work, companies that provide support for employees with childcare responsibilities have 5.5 times the revenue ...

2020 began on a note of high optimism for small businesses. The NFIB Small Business Economic Trends in January 2020 showed an optimism rating of ...

2020 has come to an end. If you are still in business, congratulations. The statistics on small business closures are grim. Yelp found that 60% ...