Every organization relies on effective teams to drive it toward success. But what does being a team player really mean? Yes, these individuals perform well within a team, but if we break that down,...

Presenters: Brian McElreath, Partner, Lueder, Larkin & Hunter, LLC David Widener, Director of Claims Advisory Services, AEU Original recording date: May 5, 2020 Duration: 9:47 minutes Description:

Presenters: Brian McElreath, Partner, Lueder, Larkin & Hunter, LLC David Widener, Director of Claims Advisory Services, AEU Original recording date: May 5, 2020 Duration: 7:07 minutes Description:

Presenters: Brian McElreath, Partner, Lueder, Larkin & Hunter, LLC David Widener, Director of Claims Advisory Services, AEU Original recording date: May 5, 2020 Duration: 18:17 minutes Description:

By 2020, an estimated 42% of the workforce will be over 55 years of age, with two-thirds of people planning to work beyond age 65. As workers age, they experience physical changes that can impact...

Let’s face it, a lot of problems you routinely deal with as a supervisor are the result of habits. More appropriately, bad habits. Everyone has them, and we’re constantly struggling to overcome...

We’ve all experienced the consequences of poor or ineffective communications. We’ve caused them, witnessed them, and been impacted by them. A source of frustration, anxiety, and ultimately failure,...

The COVID-19 pandemic is having an unprecedented effect on conducting business in the United States and globally. Office buildings have been traded for home offices and make-shift desks. Meetings in...

Few things inspire creativity and resolve more than absolute and imperative need. This principle has repeatedly proven itself true throughout the course of history. Some of mankind’s greatest...

There is an uncertain boundary where the employment status, injury and illness remedies, and insurance coverage requirements overlap between the Jones Act (negligence) and General Maritime Law (GML)...

Global response to the coronavirus seems akin to something straight out of a science fiction novel. Seemingly overnight, routines and social norms are anything but and conveniences readily available...

Last updated: March 27, 2020 COVID-19 (novel coronavirus) is an unprecedented challenge to industrial workplaces around the nation. Precautions and controls are changing almost constantly in...

This article was published on March 6, 2020 and last updated on March 26, 2020. With the recent outbreak of COVID-19, many maritime employers are concerned about the implications for their...

The circumstances involving the COVID-19 pandemic are headline newsworthy and will be for some time. A health concern statistically involving few, it has far-reaching consequences impacting many....

Employee coaching is one of the most important skills employers look for in supervisors. It’s also a primary area of targeted development, accounting for a large percentage of training dollars...

We have another situs case involving an injury in a parking lot. Henry Hall v. Ceres Gulf, Incorporated, BRB No. 17-0070, January 31, 2020 The injured worker was a truck driver at the Port of...

Productive employees are engaged employees, and engaged employees typically have managers who understand – and deliver on – what motivates them.

Employers are familiar with many different agencies within the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), such as the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Wage and Hour Division, Employee Benefits...

For supervisors and managers, understanding the mannerisms, ideas, and values of each generation is an essential step in learning to lead direct reports. What is important to a Baby Boomer may not be...

PwC recently released the results from its 22nd Annual Global CEO Survey. When asked in the survey how they planned to drive revenue growth over the next 12 months, 77% of CEOs responded with...