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POLITICAL AND GOVERNMENT NEWS
California Governor Gavin Newson Signs Historic Fast-Food Wage Bill
A new way of setting fast-food wages in California was instituted when Governor Gavin Newsom put his signature on AB 247, popularly known as the Fast Act. The legislation shifts the responsibility of setting the minimum wage for quick-service workers from the state or federal legislature to a council that includes fast-food workers and union representatives — by design, giving them a significant role in setting their pay.
Read more: Restaurant Business
The Impact of Sales Tax Is Growing for Small Businesses
It’s been just over four years since the landmark Supreme Court decision for sales tax in South Dakota v Wayfair Inc. Since the decision, 45 states, parts of Alaska and the District of Columbia have adopted remote sales tax laws, known as economic nexus, that require remote sellers to register, collect and file sales tax in states even if they have no physical presence there. And while the impact of these laws spares no size of business, the effect on small businesses has been far-reaching.
Read more: Forbes
BUSINESS SMARTS
Making Tough Decisions Is an Essential Part of Leadership
Making decisions is an essential part of our work as leaders, whether they are important, challenging, or even trivial. As leaders, some days it feels like we do nothing but make decisions.
Read more: Gordon Tredgold
Why Inquiring Leaders Have an Advantage
Leadership is easy when everything’s going smoothly and according to plan. The test of good leadership, however, comes when the pressure is on, new challenges pile up and stress levels start climbing off the charts. How can we better understand what makes leadership so especially challenging during those stressful periods? More importantly, how is it that successful leaders negotiate such times with seeming ease, and do so while producing excellent results and creating satisfying workplaces? What can help leaders manage stress and energize their best thinking to meet the inevitable challenges that are hurled their way?
Read more: SmartBrief
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