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Sexual harassment is not something that happens only to women, it happens to men too. Put simply sexual harassment is anything in word or deed of a sexual nature that makes you uncomfortable. There are laws in place to protect employees, but sometimes it happens anyway. Here is how you can avoid being a victim of sexual harassment. more »

The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) of 1993 was enacted during the administration of President Clinton. The act is a labor-related law that permits an employee to take an unpaid leave of absence from a job, under two types of conditions. First, if an employee becomes ill and is unable to perform his or her job, that individual... more »

You see the signs everywhere, as the company begins to struggle to maintain its sales. You know you are likely to get laid off in the next few weeks or months. How do you prepare for this inevitability? more »

We have all heard that we need to prepare for our future, but how? Isn't our 401K enough? It is hard enough to prepare for a week or a month, but our future? It is nebulous. When does it start? It just stays out there in front of us never really with a start date or age. I guess each of us has to determine when it is we want to... more »

HIPAA stands for "Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act." Bill Clinton signed the bill into law on August 21, 1996. It is said to be the most significant act of Federal legislation to affect the health care industry since Medicare and Medicaid were rolled out in 1965. The law officially became effective on July 1, 1997. more »