Article contributed by Mark Adams Minimum Wage is on the Rise Throughout New England! For Massachusetts, the minimum wage increased from $12.75 to $13.50 per hour effective January 1st. The tipped employee wage also increased from $4.95 to $5.55 per hour. Vermont saw its minimum wage increase from $10.96 per hour to $11.75 per hour …
As the COVID-19 battle rages on, key milestones are starting to be reached in its fight as the Food and Drug Administration has started to grant Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) with the Pfizer Vaccine. The approval was met with swift action as mass distributions have now commenced nationwide. Other pharmaceutical companies are at varying phases …
We have all learned a lot about the value of strong communities in 2020! EANE would like to help our community of non-profit and human service member organizations spread the word about the fundraising and community support efforts they’re making during this season of giving. Please click on the link below to see the list …
EANE President, Meredith Wise, was recently interviewed by BusinessWest for an article that they published about the ways that many businesses in Western Massachusetts have been offering their employees support through the battle-fatigue that has become part of our professional lives over the last several months. See if you recognize any other EANE member organizations …
EANE assists members with over 5,000 hotline calls each year. What might surprise you is that 30% or more of our calls relate in some way to the interpretation and administration of the complex FMLA regulations. If you find FMLA – Frustrating, Mystifying, and causing you Lots of Anxiety, trust me you are in very …
“Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.” Remember this school-yard rhyme that we all learned early in life? If only it were true! Grade school gave us that little limerick along with lessons about spelling, grammar and punctuation. What we weren’t taught is that the little strings of letters …
The value of a diverse organization has been espoused by many. According to McKinsey & Company*, a gender-diverse organization’s financial performance can be up to 15% better than other organizations. Yet, when President Trump issued an executive order on September 22nd that prohibited federal contractors and subcontractors from conducting certain forms of training, it left …
Do you have a respectful workplace culture? Would your employees answer the same way you or the leadership team would when asked that question? A respectful workplace not only helps build your organizations success and brand – it is a critical factor in employee engagement. Recently both Harvard Business Review and Gallup published reports that …
The Department of Labor has recently added several questions and answers to their employer FAQ’s with regard to the FFCRA leave requirements. These are KEY updates that address employer and employee concerns as we all tackle the difficulties with kids going back to school in remote or hybrid scenarios. Pay particular attention to questions 98, …
Navigating the Sea of Change If 2020 and the COVID-19 pandemic has taught us two things, it is that: A) employers and employees alike need to be both flexible and agile in order to survive, and B) that change has become “the new normal”. Some of these changes have been driven by ever-changing federal and state laws …