Month: August 2014

The last several years have seen lawmakers at both the state and federal level taking a more proactive approach to helping disabled individuals secure employment.   For example, the governors of California, Washington, Delaware, Oregon, Florida and Ohio have all recently signed orders calling for the hiring of more disabled people by state agencies, while …

State agencies ordered to increase hiring of disabled workers by 2018 Read More »

One aspect of their jobs that most people take for granted is the predictability it offers. In other words, even though their day can become very hectic with phone calls, meetings and paperwork, it will typically follow the same course and end relatively peacefully. The reality is much different for the hundreds of first responders …

How a MN program is helping first responders plan for the future Read More »

The Whistleblower Protection Act expressly outlaws retaliatory measures being taken against those federal employees who act as whistleblowers, meaning they make the brave decision to expose internal problems and/or highlight possibly fraudulent practices. Interestingly, recently published reports outline how many federal employees who once served as whistleblowers are being indirectly punished in a way that …

Why are federal whistleblowers being sent to the basement? Read More »

In the not so distant past, few women worked outside the home and earned their own incomes. When more women did start working, the vast majority only worked in fields that were traditionally female-dominated such as teaching and nursing. In the years since the women’s liberation movement of the 1960s and 1970s, great strides have …

Minnesota company to pay $182,500 for violating Equal Pay and Civil Rights Acts Read More »

When most people hear the term “estate plan” the first thing that likely comes to mind is how assets will be distributed upon death. While this is certainly a component of the process, it is not the only important thing that needs to be determined. Thought should also go into who will be named as …

Consideration should be given to who will be named in estate plan Read More »