I’ve had lots of jobs. They’ve been in lots of different companies in lots of different industries. Much to the dismay of my wife, I might add.

Falls Church, Va. — The Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors — National Association's (PHCC) Educational Foundation recently launched an online platform, PHCC Academy®, which includes an expanded focus on customer service and soft skills in the apprentice eLearning courses through partnering with industry expert Steve Coscia and Coscia Communications Inc.

In the U.S., majority rule has common acceptance, yet in our workforce, it remains an elusive goal in some industries. Women comprise 57 percent of the U.S. workforce, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. Despite majority status, women still confront issues ranging from pay inequity to stereotypes related to leadership roles.

HARDI’s Marketing and Sales Optimization Conference at the Marriott Courtyard in Philadelphia, Sept. 17 to 19, broke an attendance record for all previous focus conferences with 236 attendees, highlighted by 108 distributors, 106 suppliers and five independent reps.

Today's employers have an increasingly regulated and overly litigious landscape to navigate in managing their workplace. The continued growth of federal, state, and even local regulatory protections for employees, coupled with an overabundance of lawyers, has made virtually every workplace decision a potential lawsuit.

Social events on Facebook or an email about office repairs are unlikely to be relevant to a technical business decision, but how do you know what information is relevant? The world is chaotic (in the technical sense) and it’s nonlinear, nobody can tell for sure what data are relevant, or even know afterward whether they had all the relevant information when they made a decision that turned out right (or wrong).

Pam Krivda is HARDI’s human resources consultant. She has in-depth experience on employment and labor relations issues, and because HARDI provides her services to its membership, we thought it was timely to ask a few questions.

LOUISVILLE, Ky.,– Heating, Air-conditioning & Refrigeration Distributors International (HARDI) hosted its annual Emerging Leaders Conference in Louisville from July 23-25.

Issues surrounding immigration have been a focal point for employers since the 1986 passage of the Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA). The effects of that law and its requirements have made the hiring process a source of major concern for many employers.