Monthly Archives: September 2012
What Happens if I Don’t Have a Will?
If you do not have a will, what happens to your property and money varies depending on where you live. In Washington, DC, the rules can get a little confusing. For example, if you pass away leaving behind a spouse or domestic partner, but no parents and no children, everything you owned at the… Read More »
The PCAOB and You
The Sarbanes-Oxley Act created the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) in 2002 in response to the corporate scandals and numerous accounting restatements of the 1990s and early 2000s. These scandals cost investors and employees millions of dollars in lost value of stocks and retirement accounts. Sarbanes-Oxley requires the PCAOB to protect the interests… Read More »
How to Fire an At-Will Employee without Risking a Lawsuit
Firing someone can be tricky business. For starters, no one wants to be the bearer of bad news — even if the person you need to let go has not produced much for the company in years. Then again, many situations require businesses to fire employees for reasons that have little or nothing to… Read More »