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September was National Emergency Preparedness Month, and later this month, on October 20, over 13 million people around the globe will participate in a popular earthquake preparedness drill called the Great Shakeout. Many employers actively participate in these initiatives, but for those who don’t, it’s a great...

By now, you’ve probably heard the term “quiet quitting.” If you’re anything like me, it’s been hard to avoid hearing about quiet quitting over the past month – stories about the workplace trend have been all over LinkedIn, NPR, the Economist, and the Wall Street Journal. There is even a Wikipedia page about it.

A disconnect at the leadership level of an organization can result in misaligned goals and decreased productivity that will trickle from the top down. An organization’s leaders have the responsibility to set expectations. Still, since this is a significant undertaking and they often have a busy work schedule,...

Hybrid cars are not the only newest fad—so are hybrid jobs, especially in small to mid-sized businesses. A hybrid job is when an employee is expected to spend a portion of their day or week performing duties that aren’t traditionally included in their primary job. For example, an employee might spend 50% of their...

The What and Why of Succession Management Did you know that we are living through a time of great workforce upheavals? There are some significant forces underway that employers should not ignore.

With the crunch of autumn leaves right around the corner and kids returning to school, employers in Washington are sharpening their pencils in preparation for the new salary transparency requirements taking effect on January 1, 2023.

By now, many employers already have the latest viral epidemic on their radar—monkeypox. Although this new public health outbreak is considered highly contagious and spreading rapidly throughout the world, it presents as significantly less threatening than COVID-19.

Everyone knows emergency preparedness is important, but often it falls to the bottom of the priority list as we juggle the many daily demands of business. An emergency can be an unexpected occurrence of varying degrees with the potential to impact business. If your workplace is like many others, you may not be as...

The Washington law called the Silenced No More Act went into effect on June 9, 2022. The Act prohibits confidentiality, nondisclosure, and non disparagement agreements between employers and employees regarding conduct that an employee reasonably believes to be illegal discrimination, harassment, retaliation, a wage...

Employees have more bargaining power now than they’ve had in decades and are demanding remote work remain on the table. This is a good thing in many ways, but it’s not without its challenges.