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How No-Excuse Leadership Can Help Firms Succeed Post-Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting economic slowdown created an uncertain future for businesses across the country, including manufacturers. Regardless of this rocky situation, though, the best business leaders will make sure they don’t allow the pandemic to become an excuse for failure. I admire leaders who don’t complain about circumstances or point the finger at someone […]
Positive Developments for New York State Employers
Rule offers clarity on fluctuating-workweek method of computing OT pay On June 8, the U.S. Department of Labor issued its final rule to provide some clarity for employers seeking to use the fluctuating-workweek method of computing overtime compensation under the Fair Labor Standards Act. The final rule, which is essentially the same as the proposed rule
Here are some recent tweets that came across the @cnybj Twitter feed, offering small business, COVID-19, HR, leadership, and career tips. SBA @SBAgov#ICYMI: This morning, the #PaycheckProtectionProgram began accepting new loan applications in response to the Paycheck Protection Program Extension Act. The deadline to apply is now August 8. Find a lender: https://sba.gov/paycheckprotection/find Learn more: https://sba.gov/paycheckprotection
Here are some recent tweets that came across the @cnybj Twitter feed, offering small business, COVID-19, HR, and leadership tips. Small Business Expo @SmallBizExpoCommon Fears That Any Successful Entrepreneur Must Overcome @carolsankar http://twib.in/l/r6ne4aLe7E6E Melissa Stewart @MelissaOnline5 Ways Family #Businesses Can Adapt To #Covid19 via @forbes https://forbes.com/sites/nextavenue/2020/06/28/5-ways-family-businesses-can-adapt-to-covid-19/ #SmallBusiness #SmallBiz #familybusiness SBA @SBAgov#ICYMI: ALL eligible small businesses
How I Would Hack You: Confessions of an Ethical Hacker
“How I would hack you…” is a compelling opening statement to say the least. The global business community has experienced an economy left supported by our web technologies in the midst of a global pandemic, social concerns, and conflict in recent months. Prior to that, even, it would be a challenge to identify a single competitive
Are businesses prepared for the return-to-work security risks?
As lockdowns eases, many businesses are preparing for employees to return to work. But are their corporate networks ready, with adequate security measures in place, to ensure their systems are protected from the increased risk of a cyberattack owing to staff and their equipment working from home? Cyber criminals are well aware of employee environments and
Cybersecurity Protections Are Essential, Now More Than Ever
“Criminals are using every technology tool at their disposal to hack into people’s accounts. If they know there is a key hidden somewhere, they won’t stop until they find it.” — Tim Cook The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted many standard policies and procedures for tax-exempt management employees who are working remotely. The pandemic disruption has increased internal-control risks
A role for salespeople: Helping customers navigate the pandemic’s emotional challenges
Now that we are once again getting open for business, this raises the question of what we will be talking about with customers. Millions of Americans remain unemployed, more are still on furlough, while others are underemployed. Countless businesses are on the brink and others are going over the edge. Too many families will remain in
How Brands Can Respond To A Crisis With Empathy
A public crisis often results in a call to action. The COVID-19 pandemic is the latest and perhaps largest case in point, hitting every aspect of American society and prompting the need for aid, whether it comes from federal and state-government agencies, or from a small restaurant owner serving free meals to the unemployed and
Board Directors Beware: Potential Liability in Data-Breach Suit
On April 28, 2020, a shareholder of Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings (LabCorp) started a derivative action against LabCorp, and several of its individual directors and officers. The complaint arises from two major data security incidents and principally alleges that the individual defendants breached their fiduciary duties in a myriad of ways. LabCorp is one of
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