Jennifer Barnes is CEO of Optima Office. For as long as I’ve been a business owner, the narrative surrounding the baby-boomer generation was all about the coming retirement wave. We were promised a mass exodus from the workforce, a seismic shift that would leave companies scrambling to fill the void. At Optima Office, an outsourced […]
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Modi’s narrow win suggests Indian voters saw through religious rhetoric, opting instead to curtail his political power
India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, or BJP, had hoped for a landslide victory in the country’s six-week general election – the largest display of democracy, by far, in a year of voting around the world. But with results still coming in on June 4, 2024, the party, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, looked to […]
I’m nearing 65 and am better than ever at my job. With more boomers opting not to retire, I’m not alone
In 2007, I wrote an article making the case for law firms to reconsider their mandatory retirement policies. It was partly motivated by a case in which the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission sued a law firm because equity partners were de-equitized when they reached age 65. Mostly, however, it was inspired by my then 89-year-old […]
Milwaukee’s suburban communities look at opting out of later bar times during the RNC
A new law allows bars in 14 Wisconsin counties to remain open until 4 a.m. during the Republican National Convention, but not all municipalities think it’s a good idea. Elected leaders in Menomonee Falls, Oconomowoc and Shorewood have either discussed or will discuss the idea of opting out of the longer hours. The convention is […]
‘It’s like we’re leftovers:’ Families react to MS opting out of summer food benefits program
Mississippi is one of 15 states that chose to opt out of a United States Department of Agriculture food benefits program for summer 2024. The decision to opt came at the hands of Gov. Tate Reeves. According to the Food Research and Action Center, approximately 324,000 children in Mississippi would have been eligible to receive […]