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ASE Announces Results of the 2025 ASE Compensation Survey

9 June 2025

ASE Announces Results of the 2025 ASE Compensation Survey

Author: Heather Nezich

American Society of Employers (ASE), Michigan’s largest employer association supporting its members with Everything HR, has released the findings of the 2025 ASE Compensation Survey. This year's survey is described as the largest of its kind in Michigan, covering 575 positions with 437 Michigan companies responding. The data encompasses over 106,000 incumbents. The full results were presented at the 2025 Pay Trends Briefing.
Categories: Press Releases
Digital Body Language in a Hybrid World

3 June 2025

Digital Body Language in a Hybrid World

Author: Heather Nezich

In a world where the majority of workplace communication now happens through screens, chats, and email threads, understanding how we communicate is becoming just as important as what we communicate. The cues we once relied on in person such as eye contact, posture, and tone are often lost in the digital shuffle. Today many of us rely on digital body language.

Skills Over Degrees: The Rise of Skills-Based Hiring in a Changing Job Market

3 June 2025

Skills Over Degrees: The Rise of Skills-Based Hiring in a Changing Job Market

Author: Emily Price

More and more companies are starting to care less about college degrees and more about what skills people actually have. This change is making a big difference in how employers choose who to hire and how people prepare for jobs.

What HR Can Expect from the Administration’s Proposed Budget

3 June 2025

What HR Can Expect from the Administration’s Proposed Budget

Author: Anthony Kaylin

Last week, the administration unveiled the details of its proposal to slash around $163 billion in federal spending for the 2026 fiscal year which starts October 1st.  Unsurprisingly, many of the cuts hit agency staffing and activities.  The1,220-page document and agency blueprints show the extent of the administration’s push of a vast transformation in Washington. Although the administration, like previous administrations, would like their budget to go unscathed by...
Categories: EverythingPeople
Trump Wage and Hour Appointees Have an Expectedly Pro-Business Background

3 June 2025

Trump Wage and Hour Appointees Have an Expectedly Pro-Business Background

Author: Michael Burns

Not too unexpectedly, the Trump Administration is bringing in Wage and Hour administrators that have a pro-business management background. While it is pretty well known that Andrew Rogers is nominated to head the U.S. DOL Wage and Hour Division and is awaiting Senate confirmation, other positions at the Wage and Hour Division are being filled by appointment.

Categories: EverythingPeople
Celebrating Employee Wellness

3 June 2025

Celebrating Employee Wellness

Author: Linda Olejniczak

June is National Employee Wellness Month – a dedicated time to recognize the vital role that employee health and well-being play in building thriving workplaces. As organizations adapt to evolving work environments, whether remote, hybrid, or in-person, prioritizing wellness is not just beneficial, it’s good business.

Quick Hits - June 4, 2025

3 June 2025

Quick Hits - June 4, 2025

Author: ASE Staff

Do your employees steal from work? Two in three employees in the United States have confessed to committing at least one type of theft at their current workplace, according to a new survey.

Categories: EverythingPeople
Why Organizational Strategy Means Nothing Without a Plan

27 May 2025

Why Organizational Strategy Means Nothing Without a Plan

Author: Mary E. Corrado

Strategy is essential to any organization’s long-term success, but too often it becomes little more than a buzzword. Leaders invest time defining ambitious goals and crafting high-level visions, yet many of these strategies never move beyond a slide deck. The missing link? A real, actionable plan.

Categories: Blog
Navigating the Human Side of Change: A Playbook for HR Leaders

27 May 2025

Navigating the Human Side of Change: A Playbook for HR Leaders

Author: Dana Weidinger

Change is not a matter of if but when. From mergers and acquisitions to digital transformations and cultural overhauls, organizations are continuously evolving to stay competitive. For HR professionals, this presents both a challenge and an opportunity. The ability to lead and manage change effectively has become a critical component of strategic HR leadership.

Workplace Incivility is a Culture Problem, Not Just a Behavior Issue

27 May 2025

Workplace Incivility is a Culture Problem, Not Just a Behavior Issue

Author: Heather Nezich

Incivility in the workplace is more than occasional rudeness; it's a persistent pattern of disrespect that can erode organizational culture and employee morale. As highlighted in a recent HR Bartender article, incivility is a cultural issue that requires deliberate and sustained efforts to address effectively.

Health Plan Reductions a Likely Strategy Next Enrollment Cycle

27 May 2025

Health Plan Reductions a Likely Strategy Next Enrollment Cycle

Author: Anthony Kaylin

Mercer Marsh Benefits' Health Trends Report surveyed 225 insurers in 55 markets and found that they are expecting half of employers will "want to reduce plan coverage to manage costs in the coming year."

Trump NLRB Accelerates Reversal of Biden Labor Positions

27 May 2025

Trump NLRB Accelerates Reversal of Biden Labor Positions

Author: Michael Burns

Through the NLRB and other related federal agencies, the Trump Administration is reversing and dropping policy and legal positions that the Biden Administration took in support of unions and Big Labor.

Quick Hits - May 28, 2025

27 May 2025

Quick Hits - May 28, 2025

Author: ASE Staff

DEI commitments by employers appear unchanging: Littler, a law firm focusing on labor, recently published a study showing that only about 8% of leading American companies have or intend to alter their diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies.

Categories: EverythingPeople
A Basic Primer for Filing the EEO-1 Report

20 May 2025

A Basic Primer for Filing the EEO-1 Report

Author: Anthony Kaylin

The EEO-1 portal opened yesterday, May 20, 2025, and covered employers will have until June 24, 2025, to submit their reports. The EEO-1 Component 1 report is a mandatory annual data collection that requires all private sector employers with 100 or more employees, and federal contractors with 50 or more employees meeting certain criteria to submit workforce demographic data, including data by job category, sex, and race or ethnicity to the EEOC.   
Childcare at the Office? More Companies Are Saying Yes

20 May 2025

Childcare at the Office? More Companies Are Saying Yes

Author: Lauren Cromie

Many working parents today face a tough choice between staying home or paying high childcare costs. In some areas, options are limited, with long waitlists and high prices creating child-care deserts. The challenge is even greater for employees who’ve relocated and no longer have nearby family support. While maternity and pregnancy benefits have improved, the biggest barrier to staying in the workforce is access to affordable, reliable childcare. This is when the biggest drop-off...
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