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Health Insurance Costs Remain a Significant Challenge for Small Businesses, Says Survey

The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) released a new survey assessing small businesses and health insurance. The data reveals that small businesses are facing a substantial affordability crisis in providing health insurance for their employees. Most small business owners find it challenging to manage the cost of offering employer-sponsored health insurance and almost half […]

Upsizing from Condo to House in Major Arizona Cities

There’s no denying that work from home has amplified homeowners’ dream for more space – but high costs and inflation are making it hard to realize. New data reveals that upsizing from a condo to a single-family home is very much possible – and even profitable – in 20 of the 200 largest cities in […]

Leadership: Is ‘Thinking Like a Shark’ the Most Important Player Stat of All?

The NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen is set, and diehard fans are immersed in players’ stats: points, rebounds, steals, assists, blocks, and more. Each of these numbers has the potential to help propel a team to the next round (not to mention, determine whether your bracket is a slam-dunk or a brick). That said, as you […]

Workplace Fairness Highlights Women’s Issues in the Workplace

Since it’s Women’s History Month, Workplace Fairness  is promoting some of its online content that impacts women the most. Women continue to be among the workers who experience disproportionate occurrences of pay inequity, discrimination, harassment, retaliation and more. It’s up to employers and workers alike to be aware of and address the injustices experienced by marginalized […]

Home Sales Show Strong Increase and Slight Rise in Median Sales Price Over January

Despite being down 24.4% year over year, February home sales increased 16.8% from January. That was the largest month-over-month increase in 11 months and ended a five-month streak of sales declines that began in September. The median sales price of $385,000 increased 0.6% over January, ending a seven-month streak of price declines since the peak […]

Want Your DEI ‘Party’ to Be a Hit? Don’t Skimp on the Prep Work

It’s safe to say that most leaders have great intentions around diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). But if they think it’s enough to hire a consultant to come in, pinpoint problems, and make an inclusive company happen, they won’t be successful. Amri B. Johnson says it’s the people who make the DEI “party” happen, not […]

7 Ways HR Gives Bad Job References without Giving Bad Job References

Have you ever heard the following mantra, it is repeated so often it almost sounds like a truism? “Former employers direct all reference checks to their Human Resources departments, and those people won’t say anything negative about me.” Not only does this statement frequently prove untrue, it sometimes misrepresents what HR can – and will […]

More Than 1-in-3 Americans Fear A.I. Could Take Their Jobs

A recent survey of 3,000 employees across the United States has shed light on the extent to which workers are concerned about the growth of artificial intelligence (AI) and its impact on their job security. The research, carried out by FreelanceWritingJobs.com, reveals that over 1 in 3 (35%) Americans are worried about the possibility of A.I. making their […]