by admin | Jun 14, 2024 | Uncategorized
I have become increasingly concerned with the BLS Monthly Jobs Report’s new jobs calculation, and the report is not at all what it is cracked up to be. My argument involves the report’s structure, how the data is gathered, and corollary measures to test...
by Chris Schrader | Jun 11, 2023 | In The News, Management
Bud Light, the top-selling beer brand in the country, acquired that position over the years through advertising and promotions that brilliantly connected with its core consumers, working-class males. The company decided earlier this year to partner with several...
by admin | May 10, 2021 | Uncategorized
The April Jobs report fell wildly short of expectations for myriad reasons. Unpacking these numbers reveal the crosscurrents in the U.S. economy. The Good The hardest-hit sectors during the COVID pandemic were dining, hospitality and entertainment. Low-wage workers...
by Chris Schrader | May 23, 2016 | Blog, Human Resources, In The News
Most all of the news reporting on the new exempt salary floor taking effect on December 1 has focused on the financials. The new floor will be $47,476. The Department of Labor estimates that 4.2 million more workers will be eligible for overtime pay triggering...
by Chris Schrader | Jun 1, 2015 | Blog, Human Resources, In The News
We have all heard this one before in a break room, outside in a parking lot, at a bar after work: Employee A laments “My boss has really been on my back. She’s blamed me for things that went wrong that really were not my fault. I’m pretty sure...
by Chris Schrader | Aug 4, 2014 | Blog, Human Resources, In The News
Here’s a quick quiz for HR professionals: Company A solely defines all terms and conditions of employment for all of its associates. It further solely determines the price of all of its products and determines its hours of operation. Finally, it is solely...
by Chris Schrader | Jul 30, 2014 | Blog, Human Resources
Emotional intelligence (EQ or EI) refers to the ability to perceive, control and evaluate emotions. Peter Salovey and John Mayer have been the most recent leading researchers on emotional intelligence. In their influential article “Emotional...
by Chris Schrader | Jul 29, 2014 | Blog, Human Resources
HR professionals are widely known for answering “it depends” in response to a question from management regarding a human resources issue. And often times the response frustrates the manager who expects equivocation. Is this fair? Well, it depends (just...
by Chris Schrader | Jul 28, 2014 | Affordable Care Act, Blog, In The News
Not sure what to make of the Hobby Lobby Case? Join the crowd. We have been inundated in the past weeks with interpretations of the decision. Here are just a few: Nancy Pelosi – “…five men could get down to specifics of whether a woman should use a...
by Chris Schrader | Jul 25, 2014 | Blog, Human Resources, In The News
“No One Should Have to Choose Between Caregiving and Work” is the title of an article by Jody Gastfriend, VP of Senior Care Services at Care.com, that appears in this week’s Harvard Business Review Blog. She makes a poignant and passionate argument for greater...
