In some industries, employers require new-hires to sign non-compete agreements. These agreements typically become active when the employee leaves the company. Sometimes, employers have this requirement in order to protect trade secrets, goodwill, and to keep former employees from taking customers or clients with them.
Is there still a place for domestic partnerships?
Domestic partnerships were originally a way for same-sex couples to attain some of the benefits of marriage, while there was still a ban on same-sex marriage. Now that the ban on same-sex marriage has been declared unconstitutional, domestic partnerships have tended to be less popular, since couples generally favor marriage. However, there are still benefits that can be gained from a domestic partnership, and depending on your circumstances, you might find it preferential to marriage.
Man killed in Pennsylvannia industrial accident
A 55-year-old man from Penn Township was killed while working at Aarcon Enterprises Inc. in North Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, last Thursday. According to the company's website, it provides heavy construction equipment and operators for sites with major improvement projects, such as natural gas well pads and housing.
Can bankruptcy erase child support?
You got divorced several years ago. You were ordered to pay child support, as your ex got custody and you earned more money. You owned your own business.
With alimony, on either side, don't be too proud
Alimony can be tricky. Making payments to an ex isn't fun. Receiving them may not be, either. People don't want to stay connected, and alimony ensures that they are for as long as it is owed. Very quickly, for many people, it becomes more about the psychological impact than the financial one.
Ladder safety: Not something to be ignored
Climbing a ladder is frightening to many people. For others, we do it every day on the job and using ladders becomes commonplace. This is a dangerous position to be in because we forget just how perilous using a ladder can be.
