For office managers or others at the helm looking to maximize productivity within the workplace, the trick may actually be reorganizing the area your employees work in. Following some of the steps laid out in this document might be the key to maximizing the time your employees spend in the office.
The new system of monetization created by new facebook applications (or apps, for short) is one that has afforded more options and opportunities for crafty businesses to generate revenue online. Through the appeal of the applications and access they grant advertisers, facebooks apps are fast becoming the online business person’s best friend. Check out this document to learn more about facebook apps, what makes them so special and how they can be of service to your business.
According to Bloomberg.com, Fortunoff Fine Jewelry & Silverware LLC closed its Manhattan store and is in talks with companies to liquidate most of its merchandise. Bloomberg quoted unnamed sources who the writers say are close to the matter.
The jewelry-store chain, started in 1922 in Brooklyn, New York, may file for bankruptcy protection soon, according to the same sources. Lori Rhodes, a spokeswoman for Fortunoff owner NRDC Equity Partners LLC, declined to comment.
As more speculation mounts, check out this document from the New York Times about a year ago, that gives a few details that may provide some insight on whether or not the rumors are true.
For employers who have already hired or are considering hiring employees who are not natural born citizens of the United States, there are certain regulations that will affect your business that may not have before. Dealing with the INS and the IRS can prove quite hectic if you haven’t taken the proper precautions, and this document presents a few of those precautions to take to ensure that your business is not audited because of the status of some of your employees.
The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, which states that the 180-day statute of limitations for pay discrimination resets with each new discriminatory paycheck, was signed into U.S. law on January 29, 2009, by U.S. President Barack Obama. Below is the act in its entirety.
New President Barack Obama got his economic stimulus package passed today. The Democratic-controlled House approved the historically huge $819 billion stimulus bill Wednesday night with spending increases and tax cuts at the heart of the administration’s plan to revive the faltering economy.
The vote was 244-188, with Republicans unanimous in opposition despite Obama’s pleas for bipartisan support.
“We don’t have a moment to spare,” Obama declared at the White House as congressional allies hastened to do his bidding in the face of the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression.
The bill will now besent to the Senate, where debate could begin as early as Monday on a companion measure already taking shape. Democratic leaders have pledged to have legislation ready for Obama’s signature by mid-February.
Below is the document that will be sent to the Senate. You can read it in its entirety to understand exactly what the proposed stimulus package could mean for you and your family.
“We knew Caterpillar was going to be a disaster.” said Eli Lustgarten, an analyst at Longbow Research. “We just didn’t know the magnitude of it. And it’s ugly.”
Caterpillar Inc announced massive layoffs and warned of a tough year ahead as a downturn that began in the United States metastasized into a full-blown global recession, gutting orders for its earth-moving equipment.
The world’s largest maker of construction and mining machines said on Monday it was laying off 17,000 workers, and buying out 2,500 others, to reduce costs in the face of what it predicted would be the weakest year for business since the end of World War II.
The document below details Caterpillar’s worldwide sales and revenues.
Now that embryonic stem cell research has officially been given the OK — coincidentally, the day after President Barack Obama took over — Geron was the company given the privilege of taking the first step in the research.
Former Merrill Lynch Chief Executive John Thain has resigned from Bank of America Corp which recently acquired Merrill, which Thain was previously CEO of, effective immediately, a Bank of America spokesman said today. Read all about the resignation and the other associated fall out from Thain’s resignation in the document below.
Cooley Godward is one of the firms leading the charge for less constraining bankruptcy filing procedures. This document is a release detailing their opening of a government contracts group.
