Florida: Competitive Edge Landscaping order to pay back wages for overtime, cheating staff out of bonuses
After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD), Competitive Edge Group Inc. – operating as Competitive Edge Landscaping and based in Longwood, Florida – will pay $44,280 More...
Does Your Boss Have the Right to Fire You Based on Your Political or Religious Beliefs?
While most know that their bosses cannot fire them based on their religious affiliation, cases of political discrimination are less clear-cut. Since 2016’s controversial elections, the debate hasn’t subsided, More...
New York: Ralph Colamussi pleads guilty to forced labor of Thatched Cottage employees
A Long Island man pleaded guilty Wednesday to forced labor of employees. This following the investigation and 2017 arrest by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) More...
South Carolina Housing Market Rebounding, But Still Behind National Jump
Home prices in South Carolina are still on the rise, but the increase still falls behind the national jump in rates. Prices are still expected to rise in 2018 at a moderate pace. In 2017, home prices increased by More...
US economy adds 261K jobs, unemployment continues to drop to 17-year low
The U.S. economy added 261,000 jobs in October, meeting expectations that the country had rebounded from the impact of Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, and the jobless rate ticked down to 4.1 percent — the lowest More...
5 Reasons Why Hiring Freelancers Makes Good Business Sense
With economic uncertainty, a small startup or entrepreneur may be very concerned about hiring the talent you need to get the business off the ground. The one popular choice is hiring freelancers. As the Freelancers’ More...
If You’re Considering Immigrating to Canada, Here Are a Few Things You Should Know
In this article, we take a look at some of the things you need to know before you immigrate into Canada. There are numerous services in Canada dedicated to assisting you once you have gained entry into the country. More...
REITs Are Picking up Speed with Private Investors Looking to Enter the Market
For years, one of the safest investments was seen as real estate because there is only so much land, and once it’s developed, that’s all there is. Of course, buildings can be built, knocked down and built again More...
Crunching the Numbers: What Percentage of Businesses Really Fail and Why?
Why do some businesses make it, while others fail miserably? If you’re thinking of starting a business, then this is something you’re going to want to know. Here’s how successful business owners made it and More...
Workplace Injuries Worsen Economic Situations of Americans
Workplace injuries and illnesses have always been something the American worker has faced. Based on data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, “the incidence rate of nonfatal occupation injury and illness cases More...
Ahead of ‘Cesar Chavez’ film, former border patrol agent discusses meeting the labor organizer
With Release of New ‘Cesar Chavez’ Film, Former Border Patrol Agent Recalls His First Meeting with Famed Labor Organizer Keeping an eye out for harvest crews on a late-summer morning in 1965, my partner, Bill More...
Small Yet Global: The New Industrial Revolution in America
Twenty years ago, a small, mom-and-pop, business could easily be outcompeted by a large multi-national corporation. Some argue that that’s still true today, though it’s much less certain thanks in large More...
Jobless claims ‘unexpectedly’ fall, Stock futures slip
Fewer Americans filed applications for unemployment benefits last week, a sign the labor market may keep improving after employment picked up in July, reports Bloomberg. Great Depression Unemployment Line The Bloomberg More...
