By Gary Dawson We’re drowning in leadership paradoxes. Companies are throwing money at the problem—56% of organizations have increased their budgets for leadership development in the past year—yet somehow, 77% […]

By Mark Adams Under the Internal Revenue Service’s recently released Notice 2025‑61, the PCORI fee applicable to health‑plan years ending on or after October 1, 2025 and before October 1, 2026 has been set at […]

By Mark Adams On Jan. 15, 2025, the IRS issued Revenue Ruling 2025-4, clarifying the federal income and employment tax treatment of contributions to, and benefits paid under, state paid […]

By Pam Thornton Measure Yourself Against the Future Ready HR Competencies and See Where You Stand. Let’s be honest, HR is changing faster than most organizations realize. Employees are requiring […]

By Allison Ebner I recently had the opportunity to travel to Denver, CO for a conference. I’m usually ‘all business’ with these trips, rushing out and back to make sure […]

By Gary Dawson The Learning and Development team at the Employers Association of the NorthEast is thrilled to unveil completely revitalized versions of our two core leadership certificate programs, launching […]

By Mark Adams Connecticut’s 2026 Minimum Wage Increase Starting January 1, 2026, Connecticut’s minimum wage will rise from $16.35 to $16.94 per hour—a 3.6% increase—marking one of the highest in […]

By Mark Adams Starting October 29, 2025, Massachusetts employers with 25 or more employees whose primary place of work is in the Commonwealth must include a wage range—defined as “the […]

By Pam Thornton Time is the most valuable currency in HR and it’s slipping away. Too many HR professionals are still hesitant to adopt artificial intelligence, even as it quietly […]

By Sam Borsari Characterized as digital natives and the generation who “expects it all,” Gen Z workers remain in the limelight among executives and HR leaders. But it’s not their […]