by apexcpas | Jul 3, 2018 | Manufacturing & Distribution
Employee stock ownership plans – ESOPs – are tax-advantaged employee benefit plans designed by Congress to allow the purchase of private company shares to encourage employee ownership. ESOPs work well for companies to encourage employee ownership and for companies...
by apexcpas | Jul 3, 2018 | Manufacturing & Distribution
Am I allowed to monitor my employees’ off-duty behavior and fire an employee because of it? Chances are that most managers have wondered about some form of this question. The behaviors might include drinking, smoking, working for a political party or candidate, using...
by apexcpas | Jul 3, 2018 | Manufacturing & Distribution
Manufacturers attempting to optimize investment and profit created the concept of lean manufacturing. Going beyond the definition of waste as excess or ruined materials, lean manufacturing evaluates process flow and the productivity of people and machinery. Inventory...
by apexcpas | Jul 3, 2018 | Manufacturing & Distribution
The main reason good product ideas fail is that they get stuck between conception and development, often in processes that inhibit breakthrough innovation, according to a new study by CGT magazine and Sopheon Corp. Nearly 60 percent of the study’s...
by apexcpas | Jul 3, 2018 | Manufacturing & Distribution
In December 2011, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued an informal statement of opinion that employers who require a high school diploma for a job, without clear business necessity, may be violating the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). This...