If your livelihood depends on maintaining a clean driving record, even a seemingly minor traffic violation can set you back, causing a loss of both money and time. Even if you’ve been a professional driver for years and do all you can to avoid trouble on the road, you may still be faced with legal Read the full article…
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Estate Planning Checklist, Answers to FAQs and More
First, what is estate planning, exactly? At a high level, this type of planning focuses on: issues connected to a person’s assets that can be passed along to beneficiaries through last will and testaments, and trusts who will care for children until they’re adults; this can be designated in a will naming who has the Read the full article…
Guide to Hiring a Family Law Attorney
When you need a family law attorney, it’s crucial that you choose the right one—because, after all, no matter what situation you’re in, it involves your family, people you love and want to protect. So, this guide will provide several issues for you to consider to help you make the best choice possible. Family law Read the full article…
Guide to Hiring a Real Estate Attorney
If you’re about to enter into a real estate transaction, perhaps buying or selling a property, or if you’re in a situation involving real estate where you could benefit from assistance to protect your interests, you very well may need the help of a real estate attorney. In some states, the participation of an attorney Read the full article…
How Traffic Violations Cost You—And How to Protect Yourself
Picture the scene. You hear a siren and look in your rearview mirror, only to see a police officer wanting to pull someone over. You. Your first thought might be “Why am I being stopped?” And, if you’re cited for a traffic violation—let’s say for speeding—your next question may well be “How much is this Read the full article…
Commercial Drivers: Be Prepared in Case of Identity Theft
The harm done by identity thieves can range from a few fraudulent credit card charges in small amounts to completely ruining a victim’s credit. In every case, it takes time and effort to reach any kind of resolution when identity theft strikes. For commercial drivers, dealing with identity theft may bring the additional burden of Read the full article…
Legal Insurance Plans: A Smart Choice for Attorneys
People are increasingly looking to legal plans for help, notes the American Bar Association (ABA) in their article titled “What Attorneys Need to Know About Legal Plans,” calling that “good news for attorneys.” That’s because attorneys can, through participation in group legal plans, “gain referrals, simplify payments, and reach clients who are better prepared.” Although Read the full article…
Employee Stress: Costing More Than You Might Think!
According to BenefitNews.com, employee stress is costing companies billions of dollars. Literally billions. In fact, more than 20 percent of workers spend more than five hours of on-the-clock time each and every week focusing on their worries—with an additional 50 percent of workers losing one to five hours of work productivity to stress weekly. So, Read the full article…
How Voluntary Benefits Help Small Businesses
Small Business Week is being celebrated from May 5-11, 2019, and so we thought we’d share how voluntary benefits can help small businesses—in particular, how they can help these businesses compete for quality employees. Although recruiting and retaining good employees is a challenge for businesses of all sizes, the deeper pockets of larger companies can Read the full article…
Optimize Your Employee Benefit Portfolio With Voluntary Benefits
According to BusinessNewsDaily.com, employers in 2019 must do all they can to entice job seekers in today’s “extremely competitive” job market. As the article points out, “As much as the interview process is aimed at finding the right candidate for an open position, the candidate is also interviewing the company to ensure they can envision Read the full article…