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Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Issues in the Workplace
Many employers would rather not deal with any issues of sexual orientation or gender identity at the office, considering these to be private matters and not topics for an employee handbook. But the Equal Employment [...]
Tax Deduction Checklist
It’s tax preparation time in America. Are you taking advantage of certain deductions and credits that may allow you to decrease your tax bill? Here's a few: Child and Dependent Care Credit: If you (and [...]
The Latest Budget and Environmental Tax Credits
President Obama has several “last times” coming up. Among his most recent “last” was his final proposed budget for the 2017 fiscal year. President Obama’s budget still has not been enacted. Many of the components [...]
TRID: The 4 letter word you better understand
TRID stands for the TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure. TILA is the Truth in Lending Act and RESPA is Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act. Both TILA and RESPA were consumer protection regulations, originally designed to protect home [...]
FBI vs. Apple and the Rights and Limits of Privacy
Perhaps you have been watching the dance between Tim Cook, CEO of Apple and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Ostensibly, they are fighting over one phone. But it’s much more complicated than that. THE [...]
Exempt or Not-Exempt: That is the Question and the Answers are Changing
The Department of Labor (DOL) is proposing changes to the federal regulations that deal with overtime pay, particularly regarding exempt and non exempt employees. An exempt employee (who must be primarily an executive, administrative or [...]
