I read an interesting report regarding the Yankees’ negotiations with Alex Rodriguez. Apparently the Oracle of Omaha provided some advice that Rodriguez should contact the Yankees without his super agent Scott Boras. With the assistance of two Goldman Sachs executives Rodriguez negotiated his $275 million, 10 year deal with the Yankees.
It was a
Last month I wrote on the rise of wage and hour litigation. In that post I talked about how I believe wage and hour issues are often misunderstood by employers which often results in misclassification of workers or possibly "off-the-clock" allegations where workers are not properly credited for time worked.
Yesterday, I heard the same
Accurate and properly written job descriptions can be an invaluable aid in hiring well and legally. But bad job descriptions . . . well that can be worse than none. Inaccurate descriptions, and those that an employer allows to become outdated only confuse the hiring process, complicate employee reviews and make accommodation under the ADA
It’s tough to hire good employees these days. I am not familar with the company but I loved this video from Success With People. They have an intriguing low-cost mentoring program for hiring better people and engaging them in your business.
The Pennsylvania Employment Law Blog also has a helpful post The Interviewing and
Charlie Longbrief picked up the phone on a Friday afternoon. He was accustomed to these late Friday afternoon calls. People with problems always seemed to call at this time because they need peace of mind over the weekend. It was his friend Joe Smith who worked as sales manager for Shake, Rattle & Roll, Inc. a local baby toy manufacturer.
"Charlie I
I read with interest fellow IowaBiz author Victor Aspengren’s article on Forget the Ratings in conducting annual performance reviews. Victor points out that most companies use subjective rating systems in their performance reviews which leave everyone in the company, supervisors and employees alike, dreading the annual review process.
What happens next is what I call
First with Drew McLellan on marketing, and now with Shirley Poertner on leadership, the IowaBiz.com free breakfast series is off to a fast start. Shirley spoke yesterday about accountability in the workplace. A concept that is frequently missing in many organizations.
Shirley says we have fallen into a "blame" society.
I’ve got baseball on the brain over on Sullivan & Ward’s new Iowa Law Blog thanks to HR Capitalist. Go Tribe!
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Attorney Liz Overton has an excellent post on the need to carefully prepare job descriptions for small businesses over on Sullivan & Ward’s Iowa Law Blog.
I encourage you to check it out.
It took us awhile but Sullivan & Ward’s Iowa Law Blog is now live. It was designed with the able assistance of LexBlog. (The same company that designed and maintains this blog).
While Rush on Business tends to focus only on issues impacting Iowa businesses, we are taking a broader approach with the Iowa
