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In an important 3-2 decision on Dec.1, 2014, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) ruled in the Purple Communications case that, except in very limited circumstances, Section 7 of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) requires employers to open their corporate email systems to union organizing by employees. In addition, firms must open their email […]

President Obama’s prolific use of social media allows him to set the agenda and frame the debate. Those who are loudest in the media tend to drown out their competitors regardless of whose reasoning is better.   Many media outlets published the unedited footage of the 2015 State of the Union address online. The White

Sending mass emails to the news media, government agencies, and community leaders has become the norm — yet it’s one of the least-effective ways to actually get through to real people. They know when they’re receiving a mass distribution and often ignore it; or maybe they don’t know, because it gets caught in their spam

New York state, at Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s direction, continues to implement the most dramatic health-care reform of any state in the country. The state’s reform initiatives directly affect the 25 percent of New Yorkers (6 million citizens) who are eligible for Medicaid.    Beginning with the 79 recommendations of the Cuomo-appointed Medicaid Redesign Team (MRT)

The real poverty of typical families is found neither in their low income nor on costly essential expenses, but rather in not understanding their own cash flow.   Regardless of income level, overspending causes poverty. Saving and budgeting produce wealth.   A person may be making millions and live on a large ocean-side estate, but

The growing global middle class creates a compelling case for regional businesses to explore how they can reach consumers through exporting. By 2030, the U.S. is expected to have just 7 percent of the global middle class, down from the current 21 percent it has today. While some may see this as a challenge, I