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A massive London apartment fire that killed at least 80 people last June is causing landlords to reassess fire risk and potential liability. Officials trace the likely genesis of the Grenfell Tower fire to a faulty refrigerator. But the use of Reynobond PE, an exterior building cladding made by Pittsburgh-based Arconic, Inc., may have contributed
With year-end festivities about to begin, you should include safety into your holiday plans, be that if you are simply decorating the office or throwing a holiday/year-end party for your staff. Since the holiday season or your party is only once a year, it’s easy to overlook safety even though you already incorporate it into
WASHINGTON – November 15, 1027 – The U.S. Postal Service reported revenue of $69.6 billion for fiscal year 2017 (Oct. 1, 2016 – Sept. 30, 2017), a decrease of $1.8 billion compared to the prior year. The lower revenues were driven largely by accelerated declines in First-Class and Marketing Mail volumes. In 2017, mail volumes
Every Wi-Fi connection is vulnerable to an unprecedented security flaw that allows hackers to snoop on Internet traffic and potentially access your personally identifiable information and passwords, researchers revealed recently. The vulnerability is the first to be found in the modern encryption techniques that have been used to secure Wi-Fi networks for the last 14
In 2016 Governor Jerry Brown signed Senate Bill 1234, the Secure Choice Retirement Savings Investment Program (Secure Choice). The legislation required that the plan was to go into effect 12 months after passage. However, according to Secure Choice officials, the earliest any employers could be subject to implementing the law is 2019. Thus businesses are
Regulation 1525.4 allows businesses in manufacturing to purchase manufacturing equipment at reduced sales and use tax rate for purchases occurring on or after 7/01/14. The partial exemption was 4.185% for the period of 7/01/14 to 12/31/16 and then adjusted to 3.9375% on 1/01/17 through the end of the program. The exemption will be taken at
Image by James Cridland via Flickr. With the passage of AB 168 into law, California joins Delaware, Oregon, Massachusetts, and New York and the City of San Francisco prohibiting employers from asking about a job applicant’s salary history when deciding to offer a job or how much to pay. The new law applies to
Image by James Cridland via Flickr. With the passage of AB 168 into law, California joins Delaware, Oregon, Massachusetts, and New York and the City of San Francisco prohibiting employers from asking about a job applicant’s salary history when deciding to offer a job or how much to pay. The new law applies to
In September 2016, Governor Brown signed SB 1383, establishing targets to achieve a 50 percent reduction in disposed organic waste by 2020 and a 75 percent reduction by 2025. CalRecycle has been tasked with developing a plan that focuses on areas and strategies to help achieve these goals. At first step, CalRecycle is targeting “priority
If you are finding yourself uninspired or worse, scrambling, as the holidays are fast approaching, don’t fret. Here are nine creative and simple ways to expand your business and boost sales this year. 1) Reach out to Current Customers Send a greeting card to let your customers know you care. It’s optional to include a
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