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Are You Legally Required to Translate?

January 31st, 2012
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If you operate your business in a multi-lingual community, you’ve probably had difficulty communicating with customers and employees. In these situations, a multi-lingual staff can be quite useful

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Are You Legally Required to Translate?

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How OT Pay Issues Cost a Company $99 Million

January 31st, 2012
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Swiss drug company Novartis AG has settled its overtime lawsuit for $99 million. The Novartis settlement comes after 6 years of litigation. The settlement will cover more than 7,700 of the company’s former and current sales representatives.

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‘The Good Wife’ Meets the Grand Jury

January 30th, 2012
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Last night’s episode of The Good Wife was, well, a good one. The misdirection! The slap! The whipped cream! Speaking of which, no one should desire Eli Gold. Ick.

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Man’s ‘Star Trek’ Apartment Must Boldly Go Thanks to His Divorce

January 30th, 2012
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The Wrath of Kahn is apparently no match for the wrath of a soon-to-be ex-wife. A British man’s spouse is forcing him to give up his beloved apartment, which he’d remodeled to look like a “Star Trek” set. Divorce lawyers: Engage! Nightclub DJ and devout “Trekker” Tony Alleyne, 58, received…..

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Disney Ends 60-Year Ban on Beards

January 26th, 2012
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Disney’s beard-ban is no more.

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Halle Berry’s Ex Gabriel Aubry Accused of Child Endangerment

January 26th, 2012
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Oscar winner Halle Berry’s ex may soon be under criminal investigation. The couple’s nanny Alliance Kambem has reportedly filed a police report accusing Gabriel Aubry of child endangerment and misdemeanor battery

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Do You Make These 5 Landlord Mistakes?

January 26th, 2012
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Renting out property is not easy. You have to deal with a wide web of laws, a variety of professionals and tenants. It can be a lot to manage.

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Do You Make These 5 Landlord Mistakes?

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Garth Brooks Hospital Lawsuit: Jury Awards Singer $1M

January 26th, 2012
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Country singer Garth Brooks’ hospital lawsuit has ended with a $1 million award against Integris Canadian Valley Regional Hospital. Brooks gave the Oklahoma hospital $500,000 in 2005. He wanted the hospital to build a woman’s center named after his mother, Colleen Brooks

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Will ‘Black Boxes’ Be Mandatory in New Cars?

January 25th, 2012
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Car accident investigations can be tough. Imagine sifting through twisted metal and shards of glass. It’s not always easy to uncover what exactly happened

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Job Discrimination Complaints Hit All-Time High

January 25th, 2012
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A sluggish economy and an increasingly diverse workforce led to a record number of EEOC job-discrimination complaints last year. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission received 99,947 workplace-discrimination complaints in fiscal year 2011, the agency reported Tuesday.

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