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ADA Access Demand Letters Rear Their Ugly Heads

Despite the fact that a law was enacted in 2013 to curtail “drive-by” Americans with Disabilities Act access lawsuits, crafty plaintiff’s attorneys have revived the practice. According to recent news reports, employers still receive letters from lawyers who demand payment on behalf of disabled clients in exchange for not suing the establishment for violating ADA

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This weird clock uses a person’s eyes and mouth to tell the time

Tokyo-based design studio ‘We+’ has come up with clock face that literally has a face on it. Called ‘Patience’, the timepiece works just like any clock, although instead of using hands to tell the time, it uses human facial expressions. Specifically, the person’s left and right eyes represent the hours and minutes, respectively. The mouth,

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Rating Bureau Recommends Another Rate Decrease, Albeit Slight

The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California will ask for a benchmark rate increases of 0.1% for policies incepting on or after Jan. 1, 2018. In light of the insurance commissioner approving a 7.8% decrease for July 1 of this year, the benchmark rate for 2018 policies will be nearly 8% less than it

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The Stagecraft Behind Theater Posters

By: Steven Heller David Plunkert has always taken past and present, shaken it up and made new design. French Paper Co. recently published a compact little gem featuring his posters for the Theatre Project of Baltimore, where his varied approaches show the range of his visual/graphic stagecraft and the span of the Project’s dramatic interests. I

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Why Your Business Needs a Solid Rights Management Policy

Like every other small business owner out there, chances are good that you rely heavily on social media to help showcase your brand and spread the word about your products and services. And, like every other small business owner, there’s probably a better-than-good-chance that you have yet to establish a solid rights management policy to

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Trend Spotting: Small Printers, Big Business

Small business owners take note: When it comes to printing, packaging paper and related industries — those conveniently located one-stop corner shops that have, let’s be honest, saved more projects at the last minute than you’d care to admit — are big, big business. Dominating these micro print shops are franchise systems that are all

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Trend Spotting: Small Printers, Big Business

Small business owners take note: When it comes to printing, packaging paper and related industries — those conveniently located one-stop corner shops that have, let’s be honest, saved more projects at the last minute than you’d care to admit — are big, big business. Dominating these micro print shops are franchise systems that are all

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Voluntary Benefits Can Reduce Workers’ Comp Claims

A recent survey has found that more than 40% of companies providing access to voluntary accident and disability insurance also reported declines in workers’ comp claims. The Aflac Workers’ Compensation Report, an online survey of 600 employers, found that 55% of large companies that provide access to accident insurance experienced declines in workers’ compensation claims,

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