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In yesterday’s Advisor, we covered permitted work for youths under 16. Today, prohibited work, and some great news—your job descriptions are updated and ready to go. Minors Aged 14 and 15: Prohibited Work Minors 14 and 15 years old may not work in the following occupations. Again, this is not an exhaustive list. Most jobs […]
Imagine you were to hire everyone who lives in your town. Do you live in a small town? Say 5,000 people? You’ll want to double that number…then multiply that by five. That’s how many people McDonald’s Corp plans to hire on April 19 The addition of 50,000 new hires is part of the fast-food chain’s […]
Charles Plumb was a Navy jet pilot. On his 76th combat mission, he was shot down. He was able to get out of the plane, parachuting into enemy territory. Plumb was captured and spent six years as a prisoner of war. He survived the POW camp and now lectures on the lessons he learned from […]
The following is a list of the bestselling hardcover business books as ranked by the Wall Street Journal with data from Nielsen BookScan. 1. The Money Class: Learn to Create Your New American Dream by Suze Orman. The financial planner asserts that the New American Dream is not the things we accumulate but the confidence […]
A recent DOL decision assessed penalties of over $277 thousand against movie theaters for employing youths in dangerous jobs and for working them illegally long hours. Have summer hiring plans? Better review youth hiring rules. Many companies enjoy adding young workers to their staffs during the summer months, and it’s a win-win as long as […]
Sixteen cocktail waitresses are angry after being let go from their jobs at Resorts Casino Hotel in Atlantic City. The women, (who were all middle-aged and long-time employees), were told that they were no longer a good fit for the casino’s new uniforms, according to NBC Philadelphia. Nancy Schromsky, one of the waitresses fired, told […]
Litigation Value: Squiggle Quips = $3.95 per package; delicious dinner without your wallet = an embarrassing (and defamatory) mugshot on the restaurant wall; finding out Angela publicly joked about urinating on Gabe = priceless. Last night provided us with an evening of reruns, but I love The Office and have been known to watch episodes […]
Every workplace has them: Those bad-apple employees who spoil the whole barrel.
Another state has secured victory in the battle to balance struggling state budgets by restricting collective bargaining rights for public-sector employees. Ohio Governor John Kasich has approved Senate Bill (SB) 5, a bill that is in some ways more restrictive than the highly publicized and protested Wisconsin bill that passed earlier this year. The bill […]