Not long ago, several of us were discussing the issue of medical marijuana and its impact on employers.   Suppose employers conducted drug tests or ran assorted background checks and discovered their employment candidate was legally using medical marijuana.   Is it okay?  Is it not okay?  In short, what’s up with this? So now we are [...]

Our friend , Diane Gubin, has a most interesting seminar coming up, Saturday, April 10th, from 9 A .M. until Noon.  The seminar is entitled “From Pens to Pumps.”   The show is hosted by Diane and co-hosted by Terri Turco Golden. Diane will advise on how to find employment in this very competitive job market.  [...]

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Identity theft is a serious business.  Everyone knows about how identity thieves can uses your identity to obtain credit and run up a bill that the consumer is ultimately responsible for.   Everyone is aware of how an indemnity thief can open up a bank account in the consumer’s name, buy a car and do any [...]

There is so much bad news; here is some good news for a change.   The advertising industry is showing signs of life.   According to an article in Advertising Age, entitled, Hiring Freeze Starts to Thaw as Agency Business Hunts for Talent, the advertising industry lost nearly  200,000 jobs in the past couple years.   As companies [...]