As more companies are encouraging employees to return to physical offices and in-person work, the question of whether or not a company can require all workers to receive a COVID-19 vaccination has become a serious topic of discussion. According to newly released federal guidance, the Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) laws do not prevent employers from requiring […]
Prior to the pandemic, the retail pharmacy industry was experiencing significant disruption. We were witnessing a steady increase in transactions and consolidation, Amazon’s entry into the market, significant changes to strategic alliances between major payers and pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs), and the introduction of a wide array of new technologies, just to name a few […]
Preparing Your Vehicle for Your Summer Road Trip Each summer, millions of Americans pack up their vehicles and load their families into the car for a summer road trip. Fond memories are made and belly laughs are almost guaranteed. However, long trips in the car can increase the potential for vehicle breakdowns. To keep yourself, […]
TBI Duluth is a remarkable story. The company is comprised of two companies headquartered in Duluth, Minn.: TBI Residential and Community Services and Pathways to Achievement. TBI Residential and Community Services provides residential foster care services, operating 29 licensed homes for adults ages 18 and up. Pathways to Achievement provides high-quality home healthcare and support […]
Chris Goodrich, a Houston, Texas IR Global member, recently gave well-received 20-30 minute presentations to the virtual meetings of both the U.S. East Coast and U.S. Central regions. The presentation reviewed the definition of value in different legal contexts as well as U.S. professional standards existing for business, real estate and other property appraisals and […]
Does your business import or export wildlife specimens and flora into the U.S? If so, you may be affected by the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has recently received. You have until June 11th, 2021, via a recent extension to file an objection and avoid having relevant […]
Texas law takes a restrictive view of what duties an insurance agent owes to policy purchasers, and claims for breach of fiduciary duty against an agent are not typically successful. In Texas, there is no formal fiduciary duty between an insurance agent and an insured. There is also no legal duty imposed upon an insurance […]
Wouldn’t it be nice to be able to predict the future? As a business owner or operations manager, being able to predict what will happen in the economy, within your industry sector and your company next quarter or next year would clearly be an advantage. While crystal balls don’t exist, forward-looking financial models can help […]
Based on any number of metrics, we are living in unprecedented times. Within the last year, the US stock markets witnessed new all-time highs, followed by a 35% sell off, followed by the fastest return ever to new all-time highs. Talk about a rollercoaster! In April 2020, we also saw more than 23 million workers […]
While famed business management consultant Peter Drucker (a la the Drucker Institute), once said, “If you can’t measure it, you can’t improve it,” the challenge in 2021 is not a lack of metrics and data, but the overwhelming volume of them. Whether it is the influx of voluminous and complex business data from advanced IT […]
In late February of 2021, Winter Storm Uri caused record-breaking low temperatures throughout the state of Texas. The resulted in an overwhelming demand on the electrical grid that lead to failures and outages at power generation facilities. Over 2.7 million Texas households were left without power, people died, and 254 counties experienced property damage as […]
There is a struggle these days to find reliable and competent leadership. In many ways, the human services industry exemplifies the challenge. Despite an abundance of books, speeches, and guides that focus on the creation of good leaders, their absence persists. This persistence, however, is not a result of our inability to pull good leadership […]
