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Who has time for a full-blown vacation?
Posted: July 19, 2016
Not me. At least not the kind of vacation that my family and I became accustomed to where we were gone two weeks each summer. Two consecutive weeks when we were lucky. For these trips we would rent a large house right on the beach along the gulf coast. That is long enough to start contemplating remodeling one […]
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FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT (FLSA) WHITE COLLAR EXEMPTIONS
Posted: July 14, 2016
The Fair Labor Standards Act (FSLA) provides protections for most employees concerning minimum wages and overtime. Certain employees are known as “exempt” from those standards. Those mainly include executive, administrative and professional employees. There are generally three tests to have this exemption apply: Salary basis test – pay is predetermined and fixed and not subject […]
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Healthy Hump Day: Is Eating Right at an Amusement Park Possible?
Posted: July 13, 2016
Is Eating Right at an Amusement Park Possible? I Say Yes. My family loves amusement parks. We have already ventured to Hershey Park, a family favorite, and have a fun-filled adventure to Disney World planned later this year. Taking kids, especially picky-eaters, to an amusement park for entire days can be difficult. As a registered […]
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Five Tips for Managing Your Prescription Drug Costs
Posted: July 12, 2016
The growing cost of prescription drugs can be a painful blow for any pocket book to bear. Reuters recently found that four of the nation’s top 10 drugs’ costs increased more than 100 percent since 2011 and the six others went up more than 50 percent. While the attention this sharp increase has drawn from industry players […]
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Compliance Reminders for the Fall
Posted: July 7, 2016
I hope that everyone had a very safe and memorable celebration of Independence Day this year. It is hard to believe that it has been forty years since we celebrated the Bicentennial. As we get back to work and begin to focus our thoughts on the tasks ahead for this fall, here are a couple […]
