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We Know What Matters
If you’re interviewing with a prospective employer or for a higher-level job with your current employer, you may be willing to answer any question they ask you if you think it will help you get the job. However, many questions (and subject areas) are off-limits under...
Your biological sex and sexuality have no bearing on your ability to do your job. Whether you are an accountant or an electrical technician, you want to receive professional and respectful treatment on the job from your employer and your co-workers. Unfortunately,...
Losing your case can be devastating -- especially if it costs you your freedom. Worse still is the feeling that it would have had a different outcome if your lawyer hadn’t blown it. Unfortunately, the reality is that the legal profession is plagued by problems with...
There are several myths in circulation that commonly lead drivers to the misconception that Breathalyzers can be tricked. The most frequently asserted misapprehensions involve placing a penny under your tongue, rinsing your mouth out with water or mouthwash and...
All dog bites are serious and should be examined right away, but it’s also clear that some are far more serious than others. In some cases, you can certainly tell right away that a bite is dangerous. The severity of the damage and level of blood loss, along with the...
Title IX of the Education Amendment of 1972 has an admirable goal: It seeks to end sexual discrimination at institutes of learning. To that end, Title IX requires universities and colleges to investigate and take remedial action whenever one student accuses another of...
No matter how old you are, you are a valuable worker in your workplace. It is unfair for anyone to devalue you simply because you’ve gotten a little bit older. In fact, it’s illegal to discriminate against you because of your age when you’re 40 or older. The Age...
We’ve all seen news reports of people who were convicted after an eyewitness took the stand and gave very convincing testimony, only to later discover that that witness was completely mistaken. What happened? The cold hard fact is that eyewitnesses are notoriously...
Employers can typically fire people for any reason or even no reason at all. Both Georgia and Alabama are at-will employment states. That means that employers can terminate someone's job with no warning and no explanation, although they often still have to abide by...
Much of the time, divorcing couples do not have to worry about losing an inheritance. If your parents left money to you and you set it aside -- by investing it in your own personal fund, for instance -- you likely get to keep it. That money was always intended for...