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A Single Disaster Kills 40% Of Businesses — Stop Putting Off Contingency Planning

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A number of these disruptions occur as natural phenomena and are often referred to as “Acts of God” in the legal field. Defined in Black’s Law Dictionary, the most widely referenced legal dictionary in the U.S., Defined in Black’s Law Dictionary, the most widely referenced legal dictionary in the U.S.,

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AI Probably Won’t Take Your Job In 2024

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In support of this theory, Gartner’s analysts are pitching the idea of “Symbiotic Intelligence,” which refers to a synergy between human and machine intelligence. Productivity” was cited as the top priority by 75% of legal and 59% of tax and accounting professionals working at firms.

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The Secret behind Reference Checks

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Home Founder Resume Writing Career Coaching Marketing Yourself Selling Yourself Job Stress General Advice Interview Skills "The Relocated Spouse [link] — jobconnection The Secret behind Reference Checks On July 31, 2010, In Interview Skills by Alex Freund , By Alex Freund 0 Reference checking is not standard.

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The 2023 Motherhood Penalty: The Sorry State Of Affairs For Working Women Continues

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a phenomenon often referred to as the Fatherhood Bonus ). This compulsory requirement has put slightly more pressure on employers, yet the absence of any legal requirement to reduce the pay gap means that many companies remain inactive on this issue. In the U.K. and Australia, companies must publicize their gender pay gap.

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It’s time to review (or create) your document retention policy

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Courts and government agencies frown upon individual employees selectively keeping or tossing important documents. Legal consult proves especially helpful in matters involving the organization’s litigation hold policy. When constructing your policy, examine legal and regulatory guidelines. Always research rather than assume.

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Stay organized and secure with electronic records management

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Jan bit her lip and hoped that Laura had not accidentally tossed evidence the legal department might need in a harassment lawsuit. Many serve as supporting evidence when the company files taxes or gives reports to other federal agencies. The second action opens up the company to potential legal and regulatory problems.

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How to Create Strategic Partnerships

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It’s important to pay attention to the business matters at hand along with their legal aspects and personalities, he adds. I could do all this work, but I found that my focus and time management suffered since each government agency worked in a different way, and each kind of consulting required different skills.

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