For the first time in many months, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports more people quit their jobs than were fired or laid off during the second quarter of 2010. A recent report in Harvard Business Review reveals it costs up to 250% of a position’s salary to find a new employee to fill [...]
Posted on July 21st, 2010 by tommayor
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Introverts, extroverts, outgoing, withdrawn, shy, bubbly – all of these words are used to describe people and the unique attributes that define their personalities. They can also be used to help you define the right career. It stands to reason if you’re an introvert, a career in the entertainment industry might not prove best for [...]
Posted on July 21st, 2010 by tommayor
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We’ve all heard the media declare the recession was all but behind us. Things are getting better with each passing day and those numbers that tell the tale that employers are hiring once again is just around the corner, right? For many of us, though, it feels anything but. If you’re thinking lay-offs are out [...]
Posted on July 21st, 2010 by tommayor
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It was this month in 1972 the U.S. Supreme Court ruled capital punishment was both cruel and unusual, especially due to some states’ “capricious and arbitrary” ways of employing the death penalty. The Court ruled race placed too large a role in determining who lived or died. It didn’t stop there, says A. Harrison Barnes, [...]
Posted on July 10th, 2010 by tommayor
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A federal jury in Connecticut just awarded a woman $8 million due to damages she suffered as a 20+ year smoker. A U.S. District judge could include punitive damages that will bring her total to almost $25 million. R.J. Reynolds, the maker of Salem cigarettes, says it will appeal the verdict. Stating the company has [...]
Posted on July 8th, 2010 by tommayor
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According to the Equal Employment Commission, the number of discrimination complaints due to age were up thirty percent in 2008 alone. That’s shocking, but not completely surprising to many, says attorney and LawCrossing.com founder A. Harrison Barnes. The recession and dwindling job market in previous years has potentially played a role in this big increase. [...]
Posted on July 8th, 2010 by tommayor
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