For most job applicants, the standard box within the application process which asks if you have ever been convicted of a crime may seem redundant and no cause for fear or anxiety because you have never been on the other side of the law. However, many former convicted criminals seeking rehabilitation and a fresh start […]
As a part of CNN Money and Fortune’s series on “Best Companies to Work For,” ten notable companies have been highlighted as the highest paying companies of 2014. Must Read: Stefanie Brown James, Helping ‘Brown Girls’ Learn To Lead Most of the companies range from fields in legal to healthcare to technology and may be […]
On Tuesday, February 11, 2014, The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit nixed the Internal Revenue Service’s attempt to regulate commercial tax return preparers, thus upholding a district court decision from last year. As reported on Forbes.com, in an effort curtail tax preparer fraud, the IRS issued regulations in 2011 which […]
A totally effective work day does not automatically equate to hours upon hours spent at the office. It is easy to get caught up in the rat race of full time employment, feeling like you are just spinning your wheels day to day while on the job without making significant headway in your career. Must […]
TufAmerica, a record label notorious for bringing previous lawsuits against the likes of Jay Z (“Run This Town”) and Beastie Boys (“The New Style” and “Hold It Now, Hit It”), has turned its sites towards Frank Ocean’s “Super Rich Kids” track which appears on his last album, Channel Orange. As stated within the lawsuit, “Super […]
We have all been there at one time or another in our professional career. You get up, get dressed, endure a lengthy commute and commence to sit at a job that you utterly abhor for 8+ hours. I have had several jobs that I’ve hated. They didn’t all start off as jobs from hell, but […]
According to a recent study and article published by OpenForum.com, millennials may, in fact, be better as small business owners than other generations. Entrepreneurs under the age of 30 years old are reportedly seeing more growth in their businesses than any other age group, according to the fifth annual DNA of an Entrepreneur report by […]
The correlation between your Facebook page and how it affects your employer’s perception of you has grown exponentially since the inception of social media years ago. The good news is most employees and candidates for employment have learned valuable lessons from horror stories of people getting fired or reprimanded due to inappropriate posts, whether personal […]
Recently, the federal appeals court of the 9th Circuit unanimously overturned a defamation judgment and award against a blogger, Crystal Cox, ruling that 1st Amendment protections allowed for traditional news media outlets also extend to individuals posting on the internet. In its decision, Judge Andrew D. Hurwitz wrote, “The protections of the 1st Amendment do […]
Every small business colleague and associate I know utilizes social media to further the promotion and visibility of their business. Whether it is Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest or LinkedIn, I rarely encounter a business owner these days who does not have an account with one of these media platforms. While at a luncheon a couple of […]
A recent Business Insider article discussing and highlighting Sabrina Parsons, CEO of Palo Alto Software since 2007, shed some light on another viewpoint from a woman in power on how to successfully be a woman and a leader in your company. As noted within the article, Mrs. Parsons does not view herself as an average […]
Long gone are the days of employees staying at a company for 30+ years. Though many of our parents were able to maintain long-term success and stability on their jobs up to retirement, I have noticed that many of my peers and colleagues have been employed by up to four different companies since graduating. This […]
