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A Single Disaster Kills 40% Of Businesses — Stop Putting Off Contingency Planning

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A number of these disruptions occur as natural phenomena and are often referred to as “Acts of God” in the legal field. Defined in Black’s Law Dictionary, the most widely referenced legal dictionary in the U.S., Defined in Black’s Law Dictionary, the most widely referenced legal dictionary in the U.S.,

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Women in Wine: 4 Sommeliers Shaping the Future of Mexico’s Wine Industry

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Often referred to as the Napa Valley of Mexico, Valle de Guadalupe is a burgeoning wine region in Baja California, Mexico, that has impressed newcomers like myself and kept its decades long loyalists coming back for more. Today, the association has over 100 members that network and create job opportunities for women winemakers in the region.

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AI Tools Making Space For More Architectural Creativity

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They reference exclusive databases populated with the most up-to-date codes. We must continue to train up these models so that they better understand the underlying structure of the building codes they reference. It is more of a hybrid; right in between regular language and legal language.

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Curtail zero hour contracts and give workers guaranteed work hours, say researchers

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They found that unreliable work can result in a sudden loss of hours and earnings, and an inability to access legal advice for unfair or potentially unlawful employment practices. Legal changes should be supported by a statutory code of practice for reference in employment tribunals.

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It’s time to review (or create) your document retention policy

BMT Office Administration

Sticking to a set record retention policy eliminates guesswork and promotes efficiency. Legal consult proves especially helpful in matters involving the organization’s litigation hold policy. Their advice places a legal hold on physical and electronic records that should not be deleted because of potential future use.

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Employee personnel files — what should and shouldn’t be included

BMT Office Administration

Records relating to promotion, demotion, transfer, or layoff. Reference and background check results. That is fine as long as the process is organized, systematic, and — above all — legal. Thus, employers must be ready to produce accurate, complete I-9 forms that prove identity and legal work status. Marital status.

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How to Improve Customer Service: 7 Ways to Take Your Mission Beyond Words

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Surveys used to calculate your net promoter score can help you address pressing customer service issues you didn’t know existed. And where an issue arises that is beyond the associate’s scope to handle, make sure that associate knows exactly whom to refer the customer to for swift resolution. Maybe they have a gift for debate.