Regulations
President Donald Trump declared a nationwide pandemic public health emergency on January 31, 2020. That public health emergency has now expired as of midnight on May 11, 2023. . . . a period of over three years in length. I certainly don’t have to remind anyone who lived through it of the…
Read MoreI served as a “front line” funeral director for over 33 years. I did my share of night calls, prep room work, arrangements, and funeral duty. One thing that I take from that experience is that “I always felt, by the way I worked with a client family, like I could make a…
Read MoreI recently read an article in the National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA) Memorial Business Journal about what employers need to know about the increasing legalization of marijuana and how it will possibly affect employer/employee relations. Back in 1990 the American’s with Disabilities Act (ADA) was passed and put into effect…
Read MoreI think the last few years, especially in some of America’s largest urban centers, we’ve learned that the rule of law is essential in a democracy. It’s imperative that we have laws and even business regulations so that all people play by the same set of rules. However, sometimes it feels like…
Read MoreA lot of professions are struggling with people joining their ranks. And, from my point of view it seems to be that society is lacking staffing in the categories that are highly “hands on” in human care. . . .which would include funeral directors and embalmers. There are probably many reasons…
Read MoreWe are blessed to live in a country which allows for religious freedom. And, when you work as a funeral director helping those who have lost loved ones to death, it’s a privilege to help even when those client families don’t believe as you do. However, have you ever thought about those…
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