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FLSA Pitfalls and Innocent Errors
Inspired by the presentation given by Astron’s own Michael F. Maciekowich, in partnership with Bond, Schoenick, & King, entitled: “Can Your Compensation System Weather the (Hurricane) Winds of Change from the Obama Administration?” this edition of Astronology will tackle some of the pitfalls and innocent errors organization sometimes find themselves in when handling serious issues with the Fair Labor Standards Act, or FLSA.

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Improving the Performance Gap of New Employees
The news is full of stories about talent management, the importance of getting and keeping the “right” employees, and the impending lack of employees as the workforce changes. With these dire warnings come many ways to select and retain employees.

Human Resources Management
One of the most challenging aspects of human resources management for any small business owner is dealing with workplace conflict. You might think that because your company is precisely a small one, and potentially very close knit, that you will be exempt from having to deal with conflict. But, I can almost guarantee you that at one point or another down the road, you are going to either witness or experience yourself disagreements with others in your own small community. So why not prepare yourself now and learn how to prevent those disagreements from becoming full-out feuds.

Flexible Work and The Fair Labor Standards Act
The Fair Labor Standards Act or FLSA can make scheduling flexible work for non-exempt employees a bit confusing. Here are some options that will work under most circumstances. We'll also bust some myths about the FLSA while we are at it!
Reaching New Horizons: Southwest Airlines Takes Off
With his own legal experience and his partner’s business acumen, Kelleher was convinced the two of them could see their business lift off. What was their idea? They wanted to create a no-frills airline, and one that would be exempt from the restraints of federal price regulations. By refusing to cross state borders, and operating flights only within the state of Texas, they were able to do so. Kelleher’s new Southwest Airlines offered drastically reduced fares and quickly became a hit with passengers.

Does Changing Compensation Increase Sales?
A conference attendee asked how she could change the compensation for her highly paid, salaried producers, in order to provide the incentive to sell more. Read this article to learn the answer to this question.
The Importance Of Time Management When Running A Home Business
Running a home business is not an easy task because it involves simultaneous time management on professional as well as personal fronts. Also, home business owners cannot afford to waste time like salaried employees sometimes do. This is because home business owners are fully aware of the fact that if they do not manage their time properly, they will not be able to earn enough money. In simple words, home business time management is vital because the time you spend on your business is usually directly linked with the amount of money you will make.

Involve your employees in your business
You may be saying - but I do involve my employees in my business...but do you? Of course your employees to do the work of the business and the employees, with the right direction, make any business great as it expands, but there are not many business owners that involve their employees in helping with important decisions. I would suggest that you ask them their opinion on various expansion ideas or where you are looking at introducing new products or services get their input on this. Also, ask them how to improve on customer service, especially those employees that are on the front line, as it were...as these are the ones that are dealing with the customers directly and are therefore likely to give you some of the best feedback.
Use Joint Ventures to Expand the Power and Scope of Your Small Business Beyond Your Wildest Dreams
You’re sitting there in your home or small business office and wondering-how do you compete with the big guys? You know-the ones that are your most successful competitors. How do you dramatically increase your sales when it’s just little old you? Technology helps the small business owner play bigger. But if you want to play really big without hiring a salaried sales team, then your secret weapon is joint ventures.

Fiat Money Vs Commodity Money-A Raging Debate
Are you looking to become involved in the discussion surrounding fiat money vs. commodity money? Many people are trying to learn more about this discussion as countries around the world are running up debt. America is not exempt from this either as seen by the trillions currently owed by the United States government. Commodity money is currency backed by a tangible object. Up until the mid-20th century, the American dollar was backed by gold.

The ROI of Employee Engagement
Over the years there have been recent talks on how to keep employees engaged. The engagement challenge is especially pertinent in this economy, where organizations are feeling pressure to keep their talented employees. Consumers still expect the best from the organizations they patronize, and the only way to produce such results is with talented employees. An employee’s attitude about the organization shows in his / her productivity and quality of work. In order to keep such employees stimulated, organizations have to keep their employees engaged.
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