It is time to modernize the sick and annual leave policies for federal government employees Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed here are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect or represent the official policy, views, opinions, or positions of organizations associated with the author. Since January 20, 2021, a new administration has been in place and issuing various executive orders as part…

It is time to put up or shut up with the Democrats in control Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed here are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect or represent the official policy, views, opinions, or positions of organizations associated with the author. On January 20, 2021, the Biden administration will officially take control of the Federal government. After four years…

15 areas to pay attention in 2021 — NOTE: I created the draft for this post before the riots on the Capitol. As a result, there were pivots in the writing. Happy years and well wishes in 2021. With 2021 off and running and 2020 taking a proverbial “Death walk”, what can we anticipate moving forward? As in…

How close was I in picking the areas? Another year is in the books and we ride into a new decade. And 2020 was the year many would love to forget as it was a bruiser many, but a cruiser to the few. In February of that unmentionable year, I mentioned nine issues that I think people and…

ClearCompliance Uses Its Compliance Auditing Experience to Help Student-Athletes With Their Name, Image, and Likeness — Los Angeles, CA (December 31, 2020) — ClearCompliance Group, LLC developed a prototype online system to help student-athletes register their activities related to their name, image, and likeness (NIL). In December 2019, ClearCompliance starting the groundwork on a platform that focused on the compliance aspect of student-athletes and their NIL…

a compliance auditor’s perspective to the rules on name, image, and likeness — As college football is approaching during the pandemic, the growing argument for student-athletes to profit from their name, image, and likeness (NIL) has hit a fever pitch. With college football in flux and the urgency for normalcy, there are student-athletes taking a stand about having control and voice. This is…

Beware of this person — If you starve a dog enough, it will tear you apart. If you take away a person’s possessions and that individual is not phased, you have a problem. If you take away a person’s family and that individual is not phased, you have a problem. If you take away a…

White Paper on the U.S. Housing and Urban Department’s Funding to Historically Black Colleges and Universities Since the 1800’s, Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) have been vital to educating African-Americans others in the United States. The Higher Education Act of 1965 defines an HBCU as “…any historically black college…

A timely recap from Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King for today’s chaotic world — The current situation in the world and in the United States has become a powder keg waiting to explode. In 1968, this speech from the Reverend King highlighted some of the issues such as racism, economics, and elitism that he warned many of the dangers if not controlled. Ironically, his…