In 1978, federal lawmakers amended Title VII of the Civil Rights Act to ban discrimination against pregnant employees. This law might be over 40 years old, but, according to recent news, pregnancy discrimination is still common in workplaces across the country. This...
A Legacy of Experience
Month: October 2019
How to handle – and even avoid – partnership disputes
Relationships between business partners come with opportunities and risks. If things go well, you may share a common vision for the future and consult with each other regularly about how to carry that out effectively. In other cases, however, a partnership dispute can...
Pregnancy protections: 3 things for employers to know
Over the past few decades, the percentage of women who continue to work while pregnant has grown. According to a Pew Research report, about two-thirds of women expecting their first child stay on the job during most of their pregnancy. Those women are also generally...
Why is estate planning so important for business owners?
For business owners, estate planning is critically important. Regardless of the type of company they launched, an estate plan can help business owners protect what they have worked so hard to build and also provide them with a sense of security. So, here is an...
Celebrating 39 Years