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All rights reserved Fri, 09 Sep 2011 14:00:22 -0400 5 http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/advisor/partner/nolo/ http://l.yimg.com/a/i/brand/purplelogo/base/us.gif Improvement and new use patents are for inventions that improve on or feature new uses for existing inventions.http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/advisor/what-are-improvement-patents-and-231516208.htmlFri, 09 Sep 2011 14:00:22 -0400Noloadvisor/what-are-improvement-patents-and-231516208OSHA's recordkeeping, reporting, posting, and inspection rules apply to covered employers.http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/advisor/osha-compliance-recordkeeping-reporting-posting-215111748.htmlThu, 07 Jul 2011 17:51:11 -0400Noloadvisor/osha-compliance-recordkeeping-reporting-posting-215111748How does the “play or pay” provision of the health care reform law work?http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/advisor/hr-health-safety-faq-182119483.htmlWed, 22 Jun 2011 14:21:19 -0400Noloadvisor/hr-health-safety-faq-182119483Analyze whether a sole proprietorship, partnership, LLC, or corporation is still the right fit for your business.http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/advisor/small-business-check-up-are-181125956.htmlWed, 22 Jun 2011 14:11:25 -0400Noloadvisor/small-business-check-up-are-181125956Victims of domestic violence may have the right to take time off work.http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/advisor/domestic-violence-leave-taking-time-070703676.htmlMon, 20 Jun 2011 03:07:03 -0400Noloadvisor/domestic-violence-leave-taking-time-070703676Why your company needs a policy on employee use of blogs and social networking sites.http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/advisor/employee-posts-on-facebook-myspace-220713953.htmlThu, 26 May 2011 18:07:13 -0400Noloadvisor/employee-posts-on-facebook-myspace-220713953An employee email policy can help protect your business.http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/advisor/email-security-policy-why-you-220637076.htmlThu, 26 May 2011 18:06:37 -0400Noloadvisor/email-security-policy-why-you-220637076If your employee hurts someone, you could be legally responsible.http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/advisor/employer-liability-for-an-employees-220632432.htmlThu, 26 May 2011 18:06:32 -0400Noloadvisor/employer-liability-for-an-employees-220632432Most states require employers to allow employees access to theirpersonnel files.http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/advisor/employee-access-to-personnel-files-215639279.htmlThu, 26 May 2011 17:56:39 -0400Noloadvisor/employee-access-to-personnel-files-215639279Answers to common questions about personnel policies, including maintaining personnel files and evaluating employees.http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/advisor/personnel-policies-and-practices-faq-215630539.htmlThu, 26 May 2011 17:56:30 -0400Noloadvisor/personnel-policies-and-practices-faq-215630539Can you run a background check, use an employment test, or check up on employees' activities on or off the job?http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/advisor/privacy-in-the-workplace-faq-215628519.htmlThu, 26 May 2011 17:56:28 -0400Noloadvisor/privacy-in-the-workplace-faq-215628519Common questions about workplace discrimination and harassment laws.http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/advisor/preventing-employment-discrimination-faq-215627601.htmlThu, 26 May 2011 17:56:27 -0400Noloadvisor/preventing-employment-discrimination-faq-215627601What you need to know when an employee leaves -- including what to do about paychecks, severance, and references.http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/advisor/when-workers-leave-faq-215625373.htmlThu, 26 May 2011 17:56:25 -0400Noloadvisor/when-workers-leave-faq-215625373Learn the basics about what paid and unpaid leave you must provide to your employees.http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/advisor/leave-policies-in-the-workplace-215624768.htmlThu, 26 May 2011 17:56:24 -0400Noloadvisor/leave-policies-in-the-workplace-215624768Answers to some commonly asked questions about firing employees, from limits on when you can fire to severance packages.http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/advisor/firing-employees-faq-215622780.htmlThu, 26 May 2011 17:56:22 -0400Noloadvisor/firing-employees-faq-215622780Learn about discrimination, background checks, interviews, contracts, and more.http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/advisor/hiring-employees-faq-215621612.htmlThu, 26 May 2011 17:56:21 -0400Noloadvisor/hiring-employees-faq-215621612You probably have no right to privacy in your work email account.http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/advisor/email-monitoring-can-your-employer-214907498.htmlThu, 26 May 2011 17:49:07 -0400Noloadvisor/email-monitoring-can-your-employer-214907498Sometimes it makes sense to hire an attorney to handle employment disputes.http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/advisor/when-does-an-employer-need-220601521.htmlTue, 24 May 2011 18:06:01 -0400Noloadvisor/when-does-an-employer-need-220601521Determining liability of corporate officershttp://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/advisor/am-i-liable-for-co-221311770.htmlMon, 23 May 2011 18:13:11 -0400Noloadvisor/am-i-liable-for-co-221311770How do you know whether a corporation or LLC is right for your business?http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/advisor/corporations-vs-llcs-220142229.htmlMon, 23 May 2011 18:01:42 -0400Noloadvisor/corporations-vs-llcs-220142229You need to know about laws governing the employment relationship.http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/advisor/workplace-laws-every-employer-needs-212808547.htmlFri, 20 May 2011 17:28:08 -0400Noloadvisor/workplace-laws-every-employer-needs-212808547A dollars-and-cents explanation of how employee health problems can drive up health insurance costs and lower workplace productivity.http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/advisor/could-poor-employee-health-be-153645564.htmlFri, 20 May 2011 11:36:45 -0400Noloadvisor/could-poor-employee-health-be-153645564Should an employer contest an employee's claim for unemployment?http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/advisor/unemployment-benefits-contesting-an-employees-181907475.htmlThu, 19 May 2011 14:19:07 -0400Noloadvisor/unemployment-benefits-contesting-an-employees-181907475If you fear a wrongful termination claim, consider asking aterminated employee to sign a release.http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/advisor/using-severance-agreements-to-avoid-181902655.htmlThu, 19 May 2011 14:19:02 -0400Noloadvisor/using-severance-agreements-to-avoid-181902655To discipline employees effectively, follow these seven steps.http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/advisor/using-progressive-discipline-181857518.htmlThu, 19 May 2011 14:18:57 -0400Noloadvisor/using-progressive-discipline-181857518You can use a work without the author's permission if it's in the public domain.http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/advisor/using-works-in-the-public-181852708.htmlThu, 19 May 2011 14:18:52 -0400Noloadvisor/using-works-in-the-public-181852708Answers to some common questions about paying workers, from the minimum wage to overtime requirements.http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/advisor/wage-and-hour-laws-faq-181848066.htmlThu, 19 May 2011 14:18:48 -0400Noloadvisor/wage-and-hour-laws-faq-181848066Plain-English answers to questions about hiring independent contractors -- and the differences between contractors and employees.http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/advisor/hiring-independent-contractors-faq-181847424.htmlThu, 19 May 2011 14:18:47 -0400Noloadvisor/hiring-independent-contractors-faq-181847424Keeping an employee from violating an agreement not to competehttp://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/advisor/how-do-i-enforce-a-181845816.htmlThu, 19 May 2011 14:18:45 -0400Noloadvisor/how-do-i-enforce-a-181845816Less politics, more informationhttp://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/advisor/have-the-overtime-rules-changed-181843625.htmlThu, 19 May 2011 14:18:43 -0400Noloadvisor/have-the-overtime-rules-changed-181843625Tips to help ease the transitionhttp://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/advisor/what-issues-should-i-anticipate-181841415.htmlThu, 19 May 2011 14:18:41 -0400Noloadvisor/what-issues-should-i-anticipate-181841415Let the punishment fit the crimehttp://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/advisor/do-we-have-to-follow-181840870.htmlThu, 19 May 2011 14:18:40 -0400Noloadvisor/do-we-have-to-follow-181840870State laws set the deadlines for final paycheckshttp://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/advisor/when-do-i-have-to-181838838.htmlThu, 19 May 2011 14:18:38 -0400Noloadvisor/when-do-i-have-to-181838838What employers and HR managers need to know about the workers' compensation system.http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/advisor/workers-compensation-basics-for-employers-181236701.htmlThu, 19 May 2011 14:12:36 -0400Noloadvisor/workers-compensation-basics-for-employers-181236701Learn what progressive discipline is and how it can benefit yourcompany.http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/advisor/what-is-progressive-discipline-for-181221396.htmlThu, 19 May 2011 14:12:21 -0400Noloadvisor/what-is-progressive-discipline-for-181221396Learn how to maintain your personnel files so they don't become evidence in a lawsuit.http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/advisor/what-to-keep-in-employee-181216330.htmlThu, 19 May 2011 14:12:16 -0400Noloadvisor/what-to-keep-in-employee-181216330Use an employee handbook to communicate workplace policies.http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/advisor/why-you-should-create-an-181211424.htmlThu, 19 May 2011 14:12:11 -0400Noloadvisor/why-you-should-create-an-181211424Are your employees entitled to overtime pay? Learn the rules here.http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/advisor/when-must-employers-pay-overtime-181206786.htmlThu, 19 May 2011 14:12:06 -0400Noloadvisor/when-must-employers-pay-overtime-181206786Most employers must pay their workers at least the federal minimum wage.http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/advisor/when-must-employers-pay-the-181146785.htmlThu, 19 May 2011 14:11:46 -0400Noloadvisor/when-must-employers-pay-the-181146785Workers' compensation insurance may not be your only recourse for a workplace injury.http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/advisor/workplace-injury-when-you-can-181139767.htmlThu, 19 May 2011 14:11:39 -0400Noloadvisor/workplace-injury-when-you-can-181139767