Meetings can be a wonderful collaboration tool or a wasteful, hostile time sink. Ideally they give colleagues an opportunity to share ideas, give kudos and enjoy one...
Business Management Daily announces that it has acquired two newsletters, Communication Briefings and The Organized Executive, from Columbia Books of Bethesda, Md.
Cafeteria plans may, but aren’t required to, allow employees who experience a change in status (such as a change in marital status) to change or revoke their...
Q. Is there a way I can track time allotted to certain calendar items? My boss has to devote a certain amount of time to particular tasks every week. I put all these...
Question: "Our company has performance plans based on the expectation that we'll always be moving up the ladder—or at least trying to. I can tell my boss thinks...
Taxpayers once were able to use losses from real estate, cattle breeding, oil and gas and equipment leasing deals to offset highly taxed income. Then the government...
Question: "We're hiring a receptionist for our new business. Originally we were looking for the sunniest, friendliest person we could find, but then someone mentioned...
If you’re a corporate employee, you may not qualify for home office deductions, even though you frequently work from home. Strategy: Have your company rent the...
Q: We received a Notice of Levy for an employee on Form 668-A (ICS). It says it’s to collect a CIVPEN tax, and doesn’t allow the employee any exemptions....
Wage-and-hour investigations have become more complex, according to Corey Walton, a community outreach and resource planning specialist with the U.S. Department of...
Administrative professionals play a vital role in the success of the organizations they work for. Fortunately, there are many online resources that admins can take...
Q. Our restaurant chain employs college students part time during winter and summer breaks. We don’t provide benefits to part-timers. What are the pros and cons...
Suppose your adult child needs a helping hand to launch a new business or buy a home. Give the child a low- or even no- interest loan. As long as you stay within the...
