When completing a construction project, you may feel like you have all of your bases covered. Unfortunately construction defects can not only lead to dissatisfied customers, but can also lead to lawsuits as well. These defects lower the value of the property owner's...
Year: 2017
What employees should know to protect their rights
All employees in the United States are guaranteed civil liberties under the law, with specific individual rights protected by law from unjust interference. Some of these individual rights include the right to live a life free of sexual harassment, discrimination,...
Financial elder abuse: Know the warning signs
Elder abuse is more prevalent than many of us realize. Financial abuse of senior citizens has increased dramatically during the last ten years in the U.S. Elder financial exploitation is unknown by many Americans, which it makes it difficult to prevent and stop. You...
What is quid pro quo sexual harassment and what can you do about it?
When she roasted George Lucas, director of Star Wars, for his lifetime achievement award, the late Carrie Fisher, cracked the joke, "I hope I slept with you to get the job, because if not, who was that guy?" Ms. Fisher used humor to bravely cut to the heart of a...