None of us are perfect. No matter how hard we try, weird things creep into the workplace. Below, Scarlett Pruitt, brings to light 10 Signs of a Dysfunctional Workplace. I’ve added some comments because it’s great having the last word. Can you see anything below that resembles your workplace? 1. Nothing can get done without the boss’s approval. [Read More...]

The following is an article that recently appeared in the BNA Bulletin to Management with some imbedded comments from A Plus Benefits. As E-Verify, No-Match Rules, I-9s Evolve, Employers Need to Stay on Top of Issues While awaiting government action on various immigration issues, employers must continue to staff their workplaces, avoid the dramatically increased fines for [Read More...]

As a business owner, manager, supervisor, you wonder why your expectations for work attendance seem to be communicated to your employees in an ancient language that no one understands. Why is it so hard for everyone to understand that you really do expect an employee to show up and work the posted schedule? On close examination, [Read More...]

7th Circuit: Overbroad Non-compete Was Unenforceable By Chris Arbery and Angela Mahdi The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a district court’s ruling that a former employee of Cintas Corp. did not violate the terms of his non-compete agreement because the agreement itself was overbroad and, therefore, unenforceable. The appeals court further held that the district [Read More...]

Let Your Managers/Supervisors Ask These Questions – You’ll Get One. 1) I think you’re depressed. Shouldn’t you see somebody? Comments like this may be made with the best of intentions, but they can have disastrous repercussions. That’s because questions about medical conditions and disabilities put you on record as “regarding” or having the perception of the employee [Read More...]