Miscellaneous
Upcoming Speaking Engagements
June 15, 2011: City and County of Honolulu (Retaliation Laws) July 8, 2011: Better Business Bureau of Hawaii (Social Media and Employment Law)
Biggest Companies Not Hiring
“By most measures, the Great Recession has faded like a bad dream for U.S. companies. Profits at the Standard & Poor’s 500 big companies are expected to jump 15% this year to record levels, on top of a 47% jump last year. Shareholders are reaping the benefits, with stock prices almost doubling since the 2009 [...]
Same-sex Civil Unions defeated in Colorado Legislature
Governor Abercrombie made good on a pre-election promise to support a civil unions bill. As everyone will recall, former Governor Lingle vetoed such a bill during her tenure. In Colorado supporters of same-sex civil unions in Colorado today vowed to keep fighting after a bill that would grant certain legal rights to gays and lesbians [...]
Seemingly Trivial Work Decisions Can Affect Your Family Relationships
This article discusses how seemingly trivial decisions can affect your relationship with your family. Many successful business persons of course do not consciously chooe to sacrifice their families in order to advance their careers. Rather, the small tradeoffs over the years are what defines the quality of their relationship with their loved ones and family [...]
Age Bias in the Job Market
If you’re over 55 and job hunting, you already know it’s tough out there. Unemployed older workers are spending far longer looking for work than their younger counterparts. The latest data from the Labor Department shows that laid-off workers 55 and older spent an average of 35 weeks looking for work, compared with 30 weeks [...]
