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Trick or treat: Office Halloween parties may bring legal trouble Ladders Contributor

If your company is going to bravely wade into the spooky legal minefield of a Halloween Party, the first place to start is a dress code. Read More

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#MeToo movement finds an unlikely champion in Wall Street with the new 'Weinstein clause'Ladders Contributor

If you were worried that the #MeToo movement might fade away, fear not. It has been carved into one of the most immovable objects in human history. Read More

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A missing comma is getting these lucky workers $5 million dollars Monica Torres

Unclear grammar can literally cost your company millions of dollars. Just ask Oakhurst Dairy. According to court documents, the Maine-based dairy company said it was settling its comma dispute with its drivers for $5 million. Read More

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Study: This is how much non-compete clauses hurts employees Monica Torres

Noncompete clauses, or agreements to delay working for a competing company, can follow us long after we’ve left a job, limiting our options to find work in our cities and reducing our salaries for years. Read More

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These were the craziest workplace surveillance stories of 2017 Monica Torres

New advances in technology are making it easier than ever for our employers to track our movements, whereabouts, and employability. These were the craziest stories of 2017. Read More

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