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Leasing Commercial Space

POE Knows — Tue, 05 Dec 2023 19:07:57 +0000

Leasing Commercial Space !!Protect Yourself & Your Property!! The major challenges of Commercial Real Estate in 2024 and beyond? higher vacancy rates slower rent growth employees favoring hybrid & remote work business owners favoring hybrid & remote work negative net absorption new supply delinquency rate of commercial/corporate tenants, and untimely lease payments which create cash flow problems for the CRE owner. Commercial property managers/owners must apply due diligence when screening prospective commercial tenants. Screening only... [Read More]

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I Believe that I DESERVE!

POE Knows — Mon, 20 Nov 2023 18:19:37 +0000

I Believe that I DESERVE!…. I Believe that I QUALIFY!…. People can change. People do change. I had a rough start, that’s true. I messed up. I have owned up. I have paid for my errors, and…….I have changed. Please see me…… Please hear me…….. The record shows who I was. Please let me tell you about the journey I have traveled since then. I have grown into a good, mature, decent, and stable person... [Read More]

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48 Years & Counting!

POE Knows — Mon, 29 Mar 2021 15:13:21 +0000

March 28th A Day In History 1990 – Jesse Owens received the Congressional Gold Medal from U.S. President George H.W. Bush. And, 16 years earlier……….. 1974 – A streaker ran onto the set of “The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson.” And, 1 year earlier…………… 1973 – Bobbie and Howard Levin founded POEknows 48 Years & Counting!!!! It is with great pride and greater humility that we recognize March 28, 2021 as the 48th anniversary of POEknows.... [Read More]

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Maryland Joins “Ban the Box”

POE Knows — Sat, 04 Apr 2020 20:01:46 +0000

Have you heard? Maryland joined Ban the Box as of February 29th, 2020. This is the 14th state to “Ban the Box”-i.e., prohibit private employers from asking job applicants to disclose any criminal records or criminal accusations, in this case, prior to the first in-person interview. Although the Maryland General Assembly originally passed the ban-the-box law in April 2019, Governor Larry Hogan subsequently vetoed it. However, the General Assembly overrode the veto on January 30,... [Read More]

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Waterloo, 1st city in Iowa to join “Ban the Box”

POE Knows — Fri, 25 Oct 2019 20:29:56 +0000

The “Ban the Box” initiative has been adopted in another area! Have you heard? Waterloo, Iowa recently became the first city in the state to join the movement for “Ban the Box”. They passed an ordinance that says it is “unlawful discriminatory practice” for employers to ask job applicants about criminal records early in the hiring process. The new “Fair Chance Initiative” was reported on by Fox/CBS News, and the 4-3 vote to pass this type of “Ban... [Read More]

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Banning Pay History Inquiries

POE Knows — Mon, 19 Aug 2019 02:44:19 +0000

State and local governments are increasingly adopting laws and regulations that prohibit employers from requesting salary history information from job applicants. The intent is to break the past cycle of pay discrimination and some go further than merely banning pay history questions. A few also prohibit an employer from relying on an applicant’s pay history to set compensation if discovered or volunteered; others prohibit an employer from taking disciplinary action against employees who discuss pay... [Read More]

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Pay Equity – Questions about Past Salary

POE Knows — Wed, 26 Jun 2019 18:12:20 +0000

Laws for employers are quickly spreading throughout the country that prohibit questions about previous salary history. About 15 states and other local areas have adopted this practice now. Using previous salary history in the hiring process can have major concerns with regard to the gap women and people of color, and minorities face in their careers. This is why it is being quickly adopted to provide pay equity. Many states are adopting the practice to... [Read More]

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Ban the Box update: Washington, D.C. Employers Fined

POE Knows — Wed, 26 Jun 2019 17:42:57 +0000

According to a recent report by the D.C. Office of Human Rights, over $500,000 of fines have been issued to D.C. employers who did not “Ban the Box”. Ban the Box requires employers to remove from their hiring applications the check box that asks if applicants have a criminal record. Ban the Box is steadily being adopted by multiple states, cities and counties. D.C. states that more than 1,800 complaints have been filed since the... [Read More]

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Bans on Inquiries about Salary History; Pay Equity

POE Knows — Thu, 23 May 2019 21:34:23 +0000

The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Paycheck Fairness Act (H.R. 7) in a 242–187 vote recently. If this is signed into law, it will mean that employers across the country will be prohibited from asking salary history. This is in an ongoing effort to have pay equity. It’s in the effort to balance the pay disparities between men and women and not base salary on past but on the position requirements. For many years it... [Read More]

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Second Chance Hiring

POE Knows — Thu, 23 May 2019 20:59:04 +0000

As an employer, do you have a policy of “Second-chance hiring”? This is recruiting and hiring people with criminal backgrounds and eliminating obstacles to those efforts. This concept is gaining momentum among policymakers, as well as business community leaders and employee advocates. Thirty-three states and more than 150 cities and counties require ban-the-box policies for public-sector jobs, and laws in many states and cities requiring private-sector employers to “ban-the-box”- a term that refers to the removal... [Read More]

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