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Whether your child attends a public or private school, chances are the school's policies include some form of dress code. Schools implement dress codes for a variety of reasons, including keeping students safe and avoiding distractions in the classroom. Sometimes,...
According to data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, only 70 percent of businesses with employees will make it through their first two years of business. Regardless of how long a business has been around, maintaining a margin of profitability is always hard....
Your job should be a place where you feel respected and valued. If others in the workplace mistreat or harass you, that stress could harm your emotional and physical well-being. Toxicity in the work environment is one of the biggest reasons people quit a job....
Employers must keep their offices free of discrimination. Fostering a friendly environment attracts quality workers and creates a more productive atmosphere. It also may be instrumental in avoiding a cumbersome lawsuit. Unfortunately, many are unaware they are holding...
The world is becoming more accepting of the LGBTQ+ community. But this does not mean that LGBTQ+ individuals, particularly transgendered persons, do not continue to face discrimination. Discrimination happens in both the workplace and the marketplace. Transgendered...
If you are transgender, you may always have some concern for your personal safety. After all, while attitudes are slowly changing, transgender people are still more than four times more likely to become victims of violent crime than their cisgender counterparts....
Organizations such as the EEOC and anti-discrimination laws have made workplace discrimination in general illegal. As a result, it has become the focus of much litigation. One type of discrimination that can be difficult to identify and even harder to prove is ageism....
As a Rhode Island business owner, you know that sometimes client accounts go unpaid. While you have the right to collect on these debts, you must do so under the terms of the state's Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. Review the basics of this state law so you can...
Most Americans probably take it for granted that they have the right to walk into a financial institution such as a bank and receive the same services that any other customer would receive. Unfortunately, however, there have been recent instances in which such...
Managing human resources at a small- or medium-sized organization can be challenging. After all, not only must you recruit and retain talented workers, but you also must comply with an exceedingly complex set of federal, state and local employment laws without the...
