A mall Santa and his elf at The Shops at Mission Viejo in California were very naughty when they turned away an autistic seven-year-old and her service dog, Pup-Cake. Fear of dog bites might be an occupational hazard for mail carriers, but a mall Santa? A mall Santa and his elf turned away a seven-year-old
Read more →The expanded solar array will produce an additional 287,490 kilowatt-hours of electricity for the store annually, according to the company. Come for the cheap furniture, stay for the clean conscience. Ikea, the popular Swedish retailer that specializes in moderately priced home furnishings, said it will add 40,000 square feet of rooftop solar panels to its
Read more →Employees crave recognition for their hard work. That’s a basic human need. For some employers, though, doling out praise doesn’t come naturally. Bob Nelson, author of “1,001 Ways to Reward Employees,” asserts that most managers don’t understand or harness the power of rewards and recognition – perhaps because they believe that raises and promotions are
Read more →Accidents happen. On construction sites, accidents can happen frequently. Each day, on average, two construction workers die of work-related injuries in the United States. In fact, one in five workplace fatalities are construction-related. The top causes of construction-related fatalities are falls, struck-by an object, electrocution and caught between objects. Generally, an employee cannot sue his
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