By: Tina Nacrelli | 2010-04-02 | Human Resources President Obama recently signed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009 into law, reshaping the discrimination and equal pay claims statute of limitations. The Lilly Ledbetter Bill significantly extends the amount of time with which employees can file for discriminatory pay claims, and this change alone can have very substantial impacts on employers and their human resource managers. read more
By: Ashley Smith | 2010-12-03 | Law Understanding the discriminatory practices and the laws that prohibit them is necessary for every employee. If you suspect any such discrimination, it is time to consult an attorney to decipher the details. read more
By: James Anderson | 2011-05-14 | Employment In simple words, discrimination at the work refers to any partial treatment given to an employee based on some conceived prospects. Though, we have a belief that in the Today's age in corporate world there is no point for discrimination. read more
By: A.F. Cook | 2010-04-04 | Politics The phalanx of white men that defines the Republican presidential field took the stage Thursday night at Florida Atlantic University. And while they may present a more homogenous portrait than their Democratic counterparts, they also exuded a level of professionalism and clarity in their policy positions that reflected badly on the Democrats. The Republicans, quite frankly, behaved like grownups, and in doing so helped suggest to voters that Democrats Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama had acted like peevish teenagers at their debate three nights earlier. read more
By: Rajeshkumar Kumar | 2010-03-27 | Law A tax assessee has to deal with the problem of delay almost every time it interacts with the tax authorities. This delay is sometimes due to the system of tax administration, which imposes unnecessary and unreasonable restrictions in the name of checking evasion of taxes. Sometime it is arbitrary whim of the tax administrator, employed to harass an assessee. Sometimes it is a trick to extort corrupt money from the assessee. For whatever purpose this delay is employed, it always results in cost escalation in the normal business process, which is extremely harmful to any economy in the fiercely competitive world. read more
By: Jayashankar V S | 2010-03-28 | International studies The horrors of the Second World War shook the entire world! Besides thousands of precious lives lost, the world witnessed perhaps the most gruesome violation of human rights during the time. In a way the war was a wake up call for the entire world. In 1945, the founding member nations of the then newly formed United Nations came together to draft many radical laws to protect and promote the basic human rights of its citizens. read more
By: Ashley Smith | 2010-11-22 | Law Denying your credit or setting different terms based on protected traits like race, sex, age, etc is prohibited under US law. If there is any such practice, you need to take legal action immediately. read more
By: Ziad K. Abdelnour | 2010-09-28 | Investing In a competitive global economy, jobs and capital flow to jurisdictions with better tax law. Traditionally, this process of "tax competition" has benefited the United States, but there is growing evidence that America is falling behind. Nations around the world are lowering tax rates and reforming their tax systems. Indeed, nine countries that were part of the former Soviet Bloc have adopted versions of the flat tax. As a matter of fact, Blackhawk strongly propose shifting to a simple fair. read more
By: Jeff Davis | 2011-08-18 | National, state, local Notice of Termination – refers to the notice given to an employee stating the date on which an employee's contract will end. read more
By: Alan Sklover | 2011-03-25 | Career management "At will" employment simply means one thing: "employment without a guaranteed duration." Just five words. Or it could be defined in five other simple words: "employment without agreed end date." read more
By: George Fuller | 2012-02-08 | Law In order for the employment sector in California to achieve its fullest potentials, employers and workers alike should accomplish all necessary lawful practices. read more
By: Richard Walrath | 2010-04-04 | Politics "Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2006" was released by the U.S. Census Bureau in August of 2007. The publication states "The female-to-male earnings ratio of 0.77 in 2006 was not statistically different from the 2005 ratio..." In other words working women, on average, only earn 77% of what their male counterparts are paid. read more
By: Serena Du | 2011-07-01 | Culture December 15, the Ministry of Health Supervision Bureau is prohibited on public comment flour brightener; announcement said it would set a-year transition period starting in December next year to be disabled from the flour brightener. read more
By: xiao5096r | 2010-09-07 | Small Business History See also: History of criminal justice Ancient world Ancient China Law enforcement in Ancient China was carried out by "prefects" read more