Employers have the unpleasant responsibility of disciplining their workers. Ideally, discipline would never be necessary, but it is often necessary (e.g., because of excessive absenteeism, insubordination, or other employee abuses) to take adverse action against the worker to ensure the continued smooth operation of the business.
Before taking action, however, the wise employer will think carefully about how to proceed. In some cases, firing, demoting or otherwise punishing an employee could trigger allegations of retaliation and a wrongful termination lawsuit.
Finding the balance between a successful professional career and a happy, fulfilling personal life can be difficult, especially for women.
If you are starting a new business, one of your top concerns may be determining if, and to what extent your product or service will be successful. While it is impossible to predict the future, there are some methods you can use to get a better idea of how consumers might embrace or reject your product before you put too much into it.
As we get older, our medical-care needs change. Typically, this translates to higher costs and increasingly extensive support requirements.
One common misconception about estate planning is that a person only needs to think about things like wills, trusts, and powers of attorney if he or she is wealthy, sick, or elderly.
For parents of young children, guardianship is a crucial element to an estate plan. Life can be unpredictable, and you want to make sure your children will be well looked-after should anything happen to you.
When people get divorced, they typically want the process to be fair and amicable. This can be especially important to people who have children.
Recently, the phrase, "Ok, Boomer" has become a catch-all response from millennials and Generation Zers to older people who have expressed an opinion. What might have started as a harmless meme online has grown into a worldwide phenomenon.
