By Cassandra Vaughan As organizations prepare for 2027, the compensation outlook can be summed up in one word: steady—but strategic. After several years of significant wage pressure, salary increase budgets […]
Make Your Voice Count: September Is Survey Season
By Meg Coursey EANE surveys provide practical, timely benchmarking data on the workplace issues that matter most to employers. Each year, we conduct or co-sponsor 11 major regional and national […]
You May Know the Name, but You Might be Surprised by Who they Actually Make it For!
For more than 200 years, our September EANE Spotlight Member, Ashaway Line & Twine Manufacturing Company has combined family tradition with an impressive ability to innovate. Founded in 1824 by […]
Do You Have a Grudge Culture? Workplaces Are losing the Ability to Disagree and Move On
By Allison Ebner You’ve probably felt it, even if you haven’t named it: conversations that used to be easy are now a little more careful. A comment at a team […]
On the Right Track: How Blended Learning Builds Development That Lasts
By Gary Dawson Ask any HR leader or business owner what keeps them up at night, and “training that actually works” is usually on the list. Too often, employee development […]
Federal Guidance on Paid Family and Medical Leave Taxes — What Employers Need to Know in Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Maine, and New York
By Mark Adams For years, employers in states with paid family and medical leave programs have faced a surprisingly basic question: how should contributions and benefits be treated for federal […]
Affirmative Action Update: Two Items for Federal Contractors to Have on Their Radar
By Mark Adams Federal contractors have two affirmative action compliance items to keep in mind this summer. OFCCP has renewed the disability self-identification form used for Section 503 compliance, and […]
Why Every HR Professional Needs a Foundation in Total Rewards
By Cassandra Vaughan, SPHR, CCP The role of Human Resources has evolved dramatically over the past decade. Today’s HR professionals are expected to do far more than administer benefits or […]
The Best Time to Plan for 2027 Was Yesterday. The Second-Best Time Is Now.
By Gary Dawson Quick question. If one of your best employees asked you today what growth looks like for them next year, what would you say? If you paused for […]
17,820 Shovels and 100 Years of Service
Rocky’s Hardware sold 17,820 shovels, 4,182 snow pushers, and 37 snow rakes between Q4 2025 and Q1 2026. Fitting numbers for a company that has spent the last 100 years […]