The way we employ and are employed is drastically different from the way of previous generations and employment law has been forced to adapt. Lara Bullock reports. Gone are the days of getting a free tertiary education, landing a good job, and moving up the corporate ladder at the same company until retirement. Like many…
By Robert OHarrow Jr., Alice Li/The Washington Post In 1990, Donald Trump opened the largest and most lavish casino-hotel complex in Atlantic City. Unlike any other casino in America, the Trump Taj Mahal was expected to break every record in the books. But just several months later, it all fell apart. For months…
About two weeks after reports of it shutting down surfaced, HealthSpot, which offered telemedicine kiosks for workplace and retail locations, has filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy liquidation, according to a report in Columbia Business First. There were some positive events in the operation of the business, but the company simply did not have enough cash flow…
Tax deductions reduce your taxable income by accounting for expenses youve incurred. The IRS offers many ways to reduce your taxable income, from deducting childcare costs and mortgage interest to charitable donations and moving expenses. Learn about new tax breaks for 2016 and which deductions are returning this tax season. Related: Dont Forget These 8…
People involved in startups are sometimes treated as the rock stars by the business media. Some employees of tech startup Atlassian, for example, have been outed as newly minted millionaires as the company rises in value after its initial public offering on the Nasdaq. All of this makes life in a startup seem like a…
The state of New York is giving some college graduates a break. Those who meet certain criteria will be able to skip payments for two years as part of Gov. Andrew Cuomos Get On Your Feet Loan Forgiveness program. Student loans are one of the greatest challenges that todays recent college graduates face…
If privacy is important to you, then you need to be careful of the path you choose. Some debt repayment arrangements can become part of a searchable online database. Q: I was laid off for a few months a while back and Ive been playing catch up with my debts ever since. Now Ive really…
Tax deductions reduce your taxable income by accounting for expenses youve incurred. The IRS offers many ways to reduce your taxable income, from deducting childcare costs and mortgage interest to charitable donations and moving expenses. Learn about new tax breaks for 2016 and which deductions are returning this tax season. Related: Dont Forget These 8…
UniCredit SpA named a new head at Bank Austria to oversee restructuring as the units chief executive officer Willibald Cernko leaves following losses at the domestic business. Robert Zadrazil, 45, Bank Austrias head of private banking, will succeed Cernko, 59, from March 1, the Vienna-based lender said in a statement on Monday. The move is…
Once you receive one sign that your business may be headed to insolvency, it may seem that all your finances instantly start spiralling out of control; but giving up is out of the question. It is how you deal with this downfall that will determine the future of your career and business. When the odds…