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Quick Reads, Week of 9/22/14

Everybody worries about it but few know what to do. No, I’m not talking about the zombie apocalypse but cyber hacking, which affected nearly half of small businesses last year. Have you considered cyberliability insurance? If you don’t ask, you don’t get. That...
Family and Medical Leave Act Checklist

Family and Medical Leave Act Checklist

Since 1993, the Family and Medical Leave Act has required employers of 50 or more employees to offer time off in certain cases affecting the medical status of the employee or a family member. To get more specific, qualifying employees can take up to 12 weeks of leave...
Quick Reads, Week of 9/8/14

Quick Reads, Week of 9/8/14

Does the U.S. economy have a productivity hangover? Chris Matthews writes on Fortune.com that economic forecasters have been overly optimistic. The foreseeable future, he concludes, will require no shades. Forget great coffee. Well, maybe not, but items topping the...

Big Changes May Not Be A Big Holiday Gift

There’s an extra holiday that coincides this year with the otherwise festive holiday season. As 2012 ends, so does the tax holiday, and—what’s more—flexible spending limits go down. Happy New Year indeed. The Social Security program is currently funded by a 12.4% tax...