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Offer Letters: Preserving At-Will Employment Status

The benefit of long-term employment relationships cannot be overstated. Corporations that recognize the value and contribution of their employees...

Human Resources & Personnel Management

Ten Things to Leave Out of Your Resignation Letter

You might think it's fairly obvious that certain sentiments should never be included in a letter of resignation. But you might be surprised at...

Working Hours & Patterns

Build Employee Loyalty with Alternative HR Benefits

Creative alternatives to standard HR benefits, such as flex schedules or free health club memberships, help keep employees satisfied and less...

Diet, Nutrition & Fitness

Ten Ways to Cut Your Health Care Costs

The cost of health care continues to rise for most Americans. Therefore, it is to your benefit to do as much as possible to keep your health care...

Human Resources & Personnel Management

Handling Employee Absenteeism

How should I handle an employee who abuses sick time and spends excessive time away from the office? This is a new nonexempt employee who has used...

Compensation & Benefits

Successful Cash Flow Management

Cash management is ultimately about cash flow -- and very few small businesses are awash in cash. Even successful, growing companies are...

Business News

Stocks fall for 3rd day as dollar strengthens

Stocks slip as investors push into safe-haven investments; Dell weighs on technology stocks

Americans save more but earn less as rates fall

As interest rates fall back near zero, there aren't many happy returns

J.M. Smucker 2nd-quarter profit soars on coffee

J.M. Smucker 2nd-quarter profit nearly triples on Folgers acquisition, profit margins

D.R. Horton sees 26 perecent spike in 4Q orders

Homebuilder D.R. Horton stems loss in fiscal 4th-qtr, but misses Wall Street expectations