When you file a workers compensation claim you often make the assumption that you have been hurt while performing your duties at work. This is true and not to be confused with a disability claim that happens when you an injury occurring outside of work makes it impossible for you to do your job. Disability […]
Continue ReadingOLDER WORKERS AND SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS You’ve seen your paycheck whacked every pay period with money pumped into the black hole of Social Security, while hearing that the Trust Fund isn’t going to be there after the tsunami of Baby Boomers. Your impulse is to take the money at age 62 and run. But maybe […]
Continue ReadingRegardless of whether you’re running a small start-up business with just a handful of employees, or a large corporation with hundreds of staff members, the thought of discontented employees making employment tribunal claims is a worrying prospect. For an employer, it’s really a no win situation, as even in cases where the claim is found […]
Continue ReadingAmericans’ retirement savings in both traditional defined benefit pension plans and individual account balance plans, such as 401(k) programs have been protected by the Department of Labor (DOL) and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) since 1974. The rules regarding retirement investment advice have not significantly changed during the intervening decades, even though the […]
Continue ReadingAn association proposed to stand for the shared interests of workforce in negotiations with a company over wages, working conditions and time limit. Labor unions are mostly industry-specific and to be further familiar in manufacturing, construction, transpiration, mining and the non private sector. Employers and laborers seem to perceive employment on a vastly different approach. […]
Continue ReadingWhat will you do if you are wrongfully accused while at work? The thought alone of being accused of a crime is scary. But when it is work related, it is scary and humiliating. This is something no one ever wants to face, yet it happens all the time. Quite often on the news, in […]
Continue ReadingThe issue of employment terms and conditions for interns has been quite a controversial one in recent months with the media picking up on a number of cases where many (in particular young people) have been working unpaid for extended amounts of time. In their defence, organisations have often stated that having an internship is […]
Continue ReadingPlaintiffs, or the victims in personal injury cases, have the benefit of injury claims and compensation. When they consider about the lawsuit, it is essential to take recommendations from legal advisors. From the defendants, who are legally responsible for the accidents, the plaintiffs have the privilege to obtain a range of compensatory damages. Legal advisors […]
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