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New fight over mandatory sick leave
In an age when some 40% of people have no sick leave at work, there's a big push to mandate employers to grant it across the country. Yet I think there's a better solution that doesn't require a government mandate. In Central Florida, there has been a big to do ...
Should you ever work for free?
I lose count of my “jobs” these days: my literary writing (that theoretically pays, or had better one day or else), a nonprofit board on which I serve as president, and the magazine I started last summer. While I certainly put the same intensity into everything, I can definitely say that I work ...
How to dress at work
I typically wear shorts and a golf shirt to work. It's become such a trademark that my staff has dubbed it the "Clarkiform." When I'm not completely dressed down, I tend to wear stain-and-wrinkle resistant slacks or a wash-and-go suit jacket that doesn't require dry cleaning. But how should you ...
Entrepreneur invents tire "snow socks," inspired by mom
Here's some inspiration for entrepreneurs: A man took an idea he learned as a child, from his mom, to create a cheap (and profitable) alternative to snow tires.
Second jobs help Americans pay down credit card debt
I had a caller the other day who is typical of so many people, holding down three job and cobbling together a living. She used to have a career job with one paycheck, but now she gets it done with three. The latest numbers show 7.25 million Americans hold down ...
Bungled background checks could cost you a job offer
Incorrect background checks that confuse people of same or similar name are costing job applicants that all-important job offer. But you can run a background check on yourself before it's too late. The Cleveland Plain Dealer reported a decorated military veteran (with no criminal record) named Mark Johnson was unable ...
Report: 1% of employers offer unlimited paid vacation
More and more employers are getting wise to the wisdom of vacations. The Society of Human Resource Management reports 1% of employers offering unlimited unrestricted vacation time. Those employers put the responsibility on you to choose how much time you take off and when you take it off. Meanwhile, The ...
Fake work-at-home offer from Microsoft is a real scam
Work-at-home scams are continually reinventing themselves. The latest one that's supposedly from Microsoft is a perfect example. The Kansas City Star reports there's an unsolicited job offer making the rounds that invites you "to become part of the official staff of Microsoft" as a work-from-home financial agent. The starting salary ...
Work from home guide
Legitimate Work-From-Home Opportunities With the dramatic changes in the employment landscape in recent years, more people are looking to work from home and find freelance work. The problem is that there are many ripoff work-from-home outfits that claim to find you jobs for an upfront fee. They're just trying to ...
Legitimate work-at-home gigs via social media
Your average social media user is now able to get paid for posting product links in what's amounting to a new area of growth in online retailing. The New York Times reports websites like Beso.com and Refer.ly will pay you for essentially doing your own advertorials and telling others on ...
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