Hope. A huge word at a time when it is needed more than ever. As part of our work we spend a lot of time reading about legislation, workforce trends, employee engagement, etc. However, if we really think about what our employees need more than ever in 2021 it is...
COVID-19 Relief Act…What is in it for my business?
After threatening to veto the legislation, President Trump reversed course and signed the bi-partisan legislation to prevent shut down of the government and provide economic relief to individuals and businesses. Included in the legislation are several important...
Education Toy and Book Drive
A special thanks too everyone that donated to the Education Committee's Summer Learning Educational Toy and Book Drive! Through the many generous donations, we collected over 1,600 books that were distributed to the 2,500 children served by the MUST Ministries Summer...
Acquiring Talent – What do Job Seekers Want?
One of the most challenging aspects of the current economy is the difficulty in finding key talent for your business. Unless you are a sole proprietorship, you need to be able to find the right talent to fill your jobs in order to grow your business. For the 17th...
Final FLSA Salary Threshold Released
As expected, the US Department of Labor (DOL) has issued final salary thresholds for overtime eligibility that are effective January 1, 2020. Employees who now make less than $35,568 annually/$684 weekly will now be overtime eligible. As I previously wrote in an April...
The CTCS Group Discusses the state of HR with Woodstock Christian Business Network
Chris Thomas from The CTCS Group was pleased to be able to discuss the challenging state of HR with the Woodstock Christian Business Network on September 18th.
“If you see something…say something”
As we as a nation try to come to grips with another senseless mass shooting, I was struck by just what the leaders and employees of the company in Odessa, TX must be dealing with regarding whether a termination event could possibly have triggered such an atrocity....
Do One Thing and Do It Better Than Anyone Else – by TTI SI
It’s easy to compare ourselves to athletes, celebrities, authors — even experts in our respective fields. Because they’re at the top of their game, it seems natural to assume those who accomplish great things were born to be extraordinary. That achieving greatness was...
Overtime and FLSA Changes – Making sense of pending changes
Unless you have been living under a rock there has been a LOT of activity from the US Department of Labor (DOL) concerning updating the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). At its core, the FLSA was intended to ensure workers were fairly paid for overtime hours worked,...