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NLRB Decision Pours Cold Water on Employee Severance Agreements

The National Labor Relations Board has taken a big step in deciding that non-disparagement and confidentiality clauses in employee severance agreements are illegal, a move that will require most employers to rewrite theirs. The board ruled that these provisions stifle employees’ and ex-employees’ rights under Title 7 of the National Labor Relations Act to discuss

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Beware of Phishing Attacks on Employee Smartphones

Phishing attacks on enterprise and employee-owned smartphones increased 10% in 2022, according to a new report highlighting the continuing and growing risk of these attacks. As more businesses have adopted bring-your-own-device (BYOD) policies, the risks grow for these attacks, which aim to get the phone user to click on a link that releases malicious code.

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Court Blocks Ban on Mandatory Arbitration Agreements

A U.S. court of appeals has struck down a landmark California law that prohibits employers from requiring their workers to sign agreements to arbitrate any disputes arising from their employment. The ruling clears the way for employers to continue using arbitration agreements without risking criminal liability that the law — AB 51 — calls for.

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How To Coax Disengaged Employees To Sign Up For Health Coverage

One of the most difficult aspects of annual open enrollment is reaching workers who are disengaged from the process and never bother signing up for your group health plan and other benefits they could take advantage of. While employers shoot for maximum employee enrollment, there are always those employees who for a multitude of reasons

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Most Small Firms Underestimate Cyber Attack Costs, Recovery Time

A new survey has found that most small businesses greatly underestimate the recovery costs after a company is hit by a cyber attack, as well as the time it takes to recover.   Nationwide Insurance’s “Agency Forward” survey found that 40% of small business owners estimate that a cyber attack would cost their organization less than

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How Being an Active Listener Makes for A Better Salesperson

Many salespeople are outgoing and like to talk, so it might be a surprise that the art of listening is one of the most essential skills of a good salesperson. Those who have mastered listening and focus on offering a value-added solution selling will be the most successful. After all, you need to be able

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The Inherent Advantages of Print

All of us have heard at least a few statistics about a reader’s preference for printed material versus electronic versions of the same material. Time and time again, research has shown that comprehension and retention are improved when the reader consumes printed matter. There are a few reasons for this: Readers are less likely to

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The Inherent Advantages of Print

All of us have heard at least a few statistics about a reader’s preference for printed material versus electronic versions of the same material. Time and time again, research has shown that comprehension and retention are improved when the reader consumes printed matter. There are a few reasons for this: Readers are less likely to

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Risk. Successful leaders understand risk.

They understand that cybercrime poses a risk and they need to in order to remain in leadership in any sustainable way. Leaders today in business, education, non-profits, and state, local, and federal government care about cybercrime. Most know they need to change their past tactics to prevent it, and at the same time the majority

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The State of the Web-to-Print Software Market

A 2021 study of North American print service providers (PSPs), conducted by Keypoint Intelligence, provides some intriguing clues on the state of the web-to-print software market. There is a fair amount of resistance to web-to-print solutions, often for good, sensible reasons. The major themes can be boiled down to four points surrounding automation, job submission,

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