Energy Conversion Devices Planning on Laying Off about 20 Percent of Total Workforce
On Tuesday, May 10, Energy Conversion Devices announced that it will be laying off 300 of its employees, which is roughly 20 percent of its…
Monthly Archives: May 2011
Retail Sales on Goods Up 0.5%
Despite the rosy picture that is being painted by the Commerce Department and economists, retail sales on goods are actually down. The reason statistics show…
1000 Temporary Workers to be Hired by Harry and David
The food and gift retailer "Harry and David" will reopen its Hebron-based call center, in Ohio and it will hire 1000 people to temporarily work…
New Safety Rules: When? Who? How?
The goal for any safety rule is to increase safety, be seen as fair, and be cost-effective. In order to meet these challenges, there are three key issues to consider. First - when do you make a new safety rule? Second - to whom should the rule apply? Third - how should the rule be enforced?
Too Good to Be True? How to Avoid Job Search Scams
It seems that there are always people out there who love to take advantage of others during an already-bad situation. Case in point: with the large numbers of job searchers in today's economy, some are being scammed by ''potential jobs.'' Unfortunately, job scams are on the rise, so searchers need to become more ''search-savvy'' to decipher between a legitimate job and a scam.
Refuse to Acknowledge Setbacks and Intimidations, and You Will Never Fail
The police pulled in behind us the second we turned into my mother's driveway, and turned on their lights. I was very frightened. I thought I might be going to jail that evening. I was not sure.
Selling Advertisers on Tablet Computers
In this post-modern, digitized world, magazine publishers are scurrying to find a place in the emerging business of transferring their printed works to a more…
When Does “On Call” Become Overtime
Emergency medical technicians from Sanford Regional Hospital in Worthington, MN claimed they should receive overtime pay for time spent on-call. Because the technicians needed to…
5 Different Signs that You Might be Misclassifying Contractors
The federal government is currently auditing employers to look for misclassifications of workers as independent contractors rather than as employees. There a number of signs…
Google Overtaken by Apple as Most Valuable Brand
Apple is the top brand in the world, and according to the 2011 Millward Brown BrandZ study, Google dropped to second. Amazon edged out Walmart.…