I’m reading now that companies are supposed to provide their employees health insurance that costs them less than 9.5% of their adjusted gross family income. If they are paying above that, then the employer pays a penalty for not making it affordable to them. Okay then… I have a couple questions: As employers, do you Read the full article…
I hate to self-promote, but this is one of those times that I think it’s worth it to promote something for the better of the industry as a whole… Since our introduction of www.mnec.org, many industry professionals have begun to investigate the opportunities in Mass Notification & Emergency Communication Summit (MNEC) and how it may Read the full article…
We’ve been talking a lot about policy issues lately, but I recently came across an interesting information privacy topic that relates well to all of us as business owners/managers. Here’s something I bet you never thought about before. Did you know that almost every digital copier built since 2002 has a hard drive? If not, Read the full article…
At least half of NSCA members find a part-time spot for their son or daughter, nephew, or another young person during the summer months. Business owners in all industries do this primarily to help groom, mentor and instill a work ethic into the next generation. Seldom have we run across problems with the child labor Read the full article…
OK, so I opened up a can of worms. To follow up on my last blog on prevailing wage — this is a very complicated and sensitive issue. Many people have asked for solutions and guidance. The current political climate is shifting project labor agreements (PLAs) and prevailing wage beyond the norm into things like Read the full article…
Among the many spirited debates we had last week at NSCA’s Business & Leadership Conference, one of my Canadian friends (congratulations on hockey gold!) asked a great question about why I am so opposed to prevailing wage. I want to explain further: it’s not that I oppose it or suggest that our members fight the Read the full article…
The economy has left many of us with fewer employees than we had a few years ago. Companies have trimmed staff down to only the essential employees who they believe are crucial to their business today. A common question is quickly surfacing: who do I hire back first? Sometimes I answer with maybe no one. Read the full article…
I asked a fairly large group of NSCA members to share what they have learned from the challenges they have faced during the current economy. The most common response was cash flow management. Most of them have the old “feast or famine” work schedules – many have work but either it all needs to be Read the full article…
I predict there will be privacy issues and technical bumps in the road for Building Information Modeling (BIM) and Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) as that effort moves into cyberspace. There is a new phrase called “responsible controls” being floated around with BIM. This will be a huge test for the protection of intellectual property Read the full article…
