Category: Engineering When Utility Poles, Power Lines, and Communication Wires Are Involved in Legal Disputes TASA ID: 1563 Legal disputes arise from the interaction between utility poles, power and communication wires, people, and their vehicles. Here are some of the factors that should be considered in any analysis of an issue involving poles and wires. Read more
Category: Employment Reducing Performance Risk TASA ID: 1565 Since the US payroll tax changes of the 1980's, many organizations have embraced the use of temporary "staff augmentation" contractors in lieu of adding permanent employees. Advantages include: Read more
Category: Employment The Benefits of Paying Nannies and Other Household Employees Legally…and the Consequences of Paying “Under the Table” TASA ID: 2343 It's not easy being a household employer. For some, the legal, tax, and insurance issues make paying their employees "under the table" seem easier and cheaper. But this decision can be penny-wise and pound-foolish if you get caught. Even if you don't get caught, you'll be missing out on legal and tax advantages that you can't use if you're paying illegally. Read more
Category: Employment Put it in Writing: The Value of Employment Agreements with Nannies and Other Household Employees TASA ID: 2343 You've just hired your nanny or other household employee. You're thrilled, she's thrilled, and you're in the employer-employee version of a honeymoon. You can't imagine that anything will ever go wrong. While in most cases, fortunately, that's true, in other cases things can get contentious if your understanding of the details of your arrangement is somehow different than your employee's understanding of them. Read more
Category: Employment Improving Profitability and Productivity Through Psychologically Healthy Workplace Practices TASA ID: 1410 $300 Billion per year. That is the estimated annual aggregate cost to US businesses due to worker stress (stress leads to absenteeism, lost productivity, accidents, increased healthcare costs, turnover, conflict in the workplace, and presenteeism - being physically present but having your mind on something else). On any given day, nearly one million employees in the US miss work due to stress. These and other compelling data are available from the American Stress Institute (www.stress.org/job.htm). How can management respond proactively to these challenges? Read more
