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Know and Follow the Regulations for Tip Pools by cjleclaire
Feb 04, 2015 | 0 0 comments | 381 381 recommendations | email to a friend
 Author: Stephen D. Hans In the restaurant business and hospitality industry in general, employees who provide services, such as servers, hosting staff, bartenders and bus persons typically receive tips from customers. Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FSLA) ,  which is a federal law, tipped emp...
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (also known as ObamaCare) by cjleclaire
Jan 29, 2015 | 1 1 comments | 405 405 recommendations | email to a friend
 Author; Donna Stefans Re:Obamacare The Health insurance reporting requirements on the 2014 tax return are a bit complicated. If you and your family were covered by an employer health care plan for all 12 months in 2014, there is no need for further clarification. Your return will be processed by ...
A Different Slant on Class-Based Hiring Discrimination by cjleclaire
Jan 29, 2015 | 0 0 comments | 417 417 recommendations | email to a friend
 Author: Stephen D. Hans Most employers are familiar with the pitfalls of discriminating against applicants in protected classes under Civil Rights laws. For the most part, African Americans, Hispanics and other minority groups experience the brunt of this type of discrimination. Some companies be...
← How Do 2015 Minimum Wage Increases Affect NY Restaurants? Are Employers Free from Liability When Using Staffing Agencies to Terminate Employees? by cjleclaire
Jan 23, 2015 | 0 0 comments | 342 342 recommendations | email to a friend
 Companies often find that staffing agencies are valuable resources for helping them fill temporary or permanent positions and for handling human resources issues. However, recently, an outside staffing agency was involved in a disability discrimination lawsuit the Equal Employment Opportunity Com...
How Do 2015 Minimum Wage Increases Affect NY Restaurants? by cjleclaire
Jan 15, 2015 | 0 0 comments | 361 361 recommendations | email to a friend
 Author: Stephen D. Hans Minimum wage increases took effect on December 31, 2014, raising the New York minimum wage from $8.00 to $8.75 per hour for employees who work based on hourly wages. By the way, another minimum wage increase also occurs approximately a year from now, on December 31, 2015, ...
Negligence of Oregon Hospital Led to Wrongful Death of Patient by cjleclaire
Jan 12, 2015 | 0 0 comments | 665 665 recommendations | email to a friend
 Author:  Mark H. Sackstein, Esq. All it takes is one small mistake for a disaster to occur. No matter how much research is done when choosing a hospital, it is impossible to predict a situation such as one that occurred last month in Oregon. Loretta Macpherson, a patient at a Bend, Oregon hospita...
Matching Workouts With the Results You Want by MartialArtsNYC
Jan 10, 2015 | 0 0 comments | 258 258 recommendations | email to a friend
 I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard friends complain about not getting the results they want, despite how much energy they’re putting into their workout.  People who want bigger muscles go to the gym every day but aren’t getting stronger.  People who want better endurance when they lift ar...
How Do 2015 Minimum Wage Increases Affect NY Restaurants? by cjleclaire
Jan 08, 2015 | 0 0 comments | 275 275 recommendations | email to a friend
 Author: Stephen Hans Minimum wage increases took effect on December 31, 2014, raising the New York minimum wage from $8.00 to $8.75 per hour for employees who work based on hourly wages. By the way, another minimum wage increase also occurs approximately a year from now, on December 31, 2015, rai...
8JDC_aida4.JPG Immersed in ancient times; the performance of Aida at the Metropolitan Opera. A review. by Milano52
Jan 03, 2015 | 0 0 comments | 3990 3990 recommendations | email to a friend
 Written By:  Tiziano Thomas Dossena   Imagine being immersed in an ancient world, with colossal stone columns, palaces and images of deities, a marvelous music surrounding you and, thank God, no cellular phones ringing: what else can one wish for? Well, how about some great arias and choruses? Do...
What to Eat Before Your Workout by MartialArtsNYC
Jan 03, 2015 | 0 0 comments | 189 189 recommendations | email to a friend
 by Mary Murphy Fueling up before a workout is the best thing you can do for your body.  But it’s important to eat the  right  things at the  right  time.  Eating too far in advance of your workout can lead to an energy dropout at the gym, and eating too close can lead to an unsettled stomach.  Ge...