Weekly Reports

REMINDER: CALIFORNIA MINIMUM WAGE IS EFFECTIVE 2021: If over 25 employees = $14 per hour, if fewer = $13 per hour; For exemption from Overtime rules, $58K salary level if over 25 employees, $54K if fewer, and $99K for certain... Continue

SURVEYS SUGGEST THAT BARELY 8% OF NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS SURVIVE 30 DAYS. The biggest reason is that changing a particular behavior is difficult if the routines that surround it remain the same. Since the pandemic crisis & Lockdowns have, for... Continue

AMERICA HAS BIFURCATED INTO THREE ALMOST DISTINCT NATIONS: (1) Liberals – “globalized, bi-coastal, wealthy, internationalized, with higher percentages of college-educated & pseudo-credentialed, mostly in control of the nation’s culture & politics – as defined by the administrative state, bureaucracies, media,... Continue

NOT IN TIME FOR THIS HOLIDAY SEASON, BUT A MECHANISM THAT “SWITCHES OFF FAT PRODUCTION AFTER EATING” has been developed at Univ. of Illinois, according to a study published in Nature Communications. Evidently, “lipogenesis – the process by which digested... Continue

BUSINESS LEADERS CREATE VISION, BUT MANAGERS ARE CRITICAL to effectively implementing strategy, by leading their teams toward common objectives and coaxing optimal productivity. Strong Managers generally: (1) Clearly communicate direction & expectations to their workers and monitor consistently to ensure... Continue