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There aren’t many things that can annoy me as much as being forced into office celebrations that seem superfluous. There’s a tiny part of my soul that dies during the forty-five seconds my co-workers sing “Happy Birthday to You”.

More data is always better, right? Not necessarily, especially when it is being used against you.

2015 is predicted to be a year of growth in the economy, and businesses are ready. Especially optimistic are the small business owners and entrepreneurs. It’s time to look forward and plan your strategy–if it’s not been in place since mid-year. NPR: 2014:

Voter registration, much like the Electoral College, doesn’t seem to matter until it intersects with our lives. Then, it really matters. This weekend, we wrap up the final race in the mid-term elections, the race for a Louisiana Senate seat between Sen. Mary Landrieu (D) and Rep. Bill Cassidy (R).

As the year draws to a close, it is the perfect time to consider those things that we think of as sacrosanct. Have you read through your employee handbook lately, considered your hiring process, or re-evaluated your daily activities?

November 22—Nov. 23, 2014 … As America looks forward to turkey and cranberry sauce, B2C small businesses and entrepreneurs are looking forward to one of the most profitable times of the year.

November 15—November 16, 2014 … As the holidays approach, discussions about stress in the workplace continue. However, we’re starting to look forward to 2015 and reconsidering hiring and productivity, especially with the economic pressures of a falling unemployment rate.

November 8—Nov. 10, 2014 … HR Executive: Stress Matters … ADP and Towers Perrin both released reports on workplace stress recently, and everyone is talking about it.

Have you seen the Miss Airport 2013 calendar? Apparently, security screening has become such a pervasive part of our culture that even a calendar has been published with provocative x-ray images. Now, employees are invoking the FLSA to reimburse the time spent in scanners.

November 1–November 2, 2014 … TLNT: “Employee Fired After Making Threats of Violence on Facebook” … A parole officer in Ohio was fired after making threats on facebook.

A Texas nurse recently won a lawsuit for $30,000 because the hiring company was unwilling to provide reasonable accommodations in a drug screen (following their corporate drug test policy). Due to a past surgery, the nurse was unable to submit a urine sample.