(This column originally appeared in The Hill) There’s an ongoing labor shortage, which makes it very difficult for small businesses to find and retain talented workers. So won’t President-elect…
Gene MarksDecember 19, 2024
(This column originally appeared in the Inquirer) Want to hire someone for your company who is not a U.S. citizen? It’s not easy. But there are…
Gene MarksSeptember 24, 2024
(This column originally appeared in The Inquirer) A new overtime rule went into effect Monday, requiring businesses of all sizes to pay overtime wages to their…
Gene MarksJuly 2, 2024
(This column originally appeared in The Hill) According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, job openings are now at about 8.5 million, significantly down from the 12.2…
Gene MarksMay 31, 2024
(This column originally appeared in The Guardian) It seems that it was only yesterday that the media was filled with stories about workers calling the…
Gene MarksMay 7, 2023
(This post originally appeared on The Guardian) So you’re a small business owner and you find out that two of your employees are in a…
Gene MarksFebruary 20, 2020
(This post originally appeared on Philly.com) Baby boomers — those born between 1946 and 1964 — are rapidly reaching retirement age. (more…)
Gene MarksJanuary 24, 2020
(This post originally appeared on Entrepreneur) I entered this world in 1965, so I'm not "officially" a baby boomer, which is the generation loosely defined…
Gene MarksNovember 27, 2019
(This post originally appeared on Forbes) Here are five things in technology that happened this past week and how they affect (more…)
Gene MarksSeptember 19, 2019