Advice

It’s a scenario straight out of a movie: An oldest adult child is named the trustee or personal representative of a parent’s trust or will and before you know it, the whole family is fighting over everything from money to property to funeral arrangements. 

Reviewing your clients and contacts helps promote their business and shows them you really care enough to contribute (maybe they’ll do the same for you). 

I’m tired of racism. I’m tired of it on a personal micro level, and I’m seething at the truth of its existence embedded within every macro-structure of our country.

The Paycheck Protection Program was launched by the Small Business Administration on April 3 with much fanfare and many problems.

For almost a month now, the country has seen unprecedented nation-wide rallies, silent vigils, prayer ceremonies, pow-wows, and protests, on behalf the slayed George Floyd and the countless other black and brown men and women he represents who have been killed at the hands of on-duty policemen.

Here in Massachusetts at least 900,000 individuals serve as healthcare’s front line before the front line, and their numbers are growing in this pandemic. Across the U.S., the total is at least 53 million. 

Business is no longer as usual and while the optimists among us will seize the day, in the present moment, life is different right now, including work life.

In a rare display of bipartisanship on June 5, President Donald Trump signed into law the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act, which makes some favorable modifications to the PPP loan program.

Sometimes, a particular case does take years to reach a resolution. But in many cases, leverage can be gained at the outset of a case, which might push the parties to a resolution.

Here are some ways managers can encourage employees to transition effectively and safely back to their regular, away-from-home office environment.