Monthly Archives: March 2011

Volkswagen has recalled 71,000 model year 2011 Volkswagen Jettas. If you honk the horn, this may shut off the engine. Now it’s true some people think the horn is really the brake, but this is an obvious safety hazard that needs to be fixed. Celiac’s Sufferers: Trader Joe’s Pizza Contains Wheat Completely Fresh Foods has recalled 131,000 pounds of Trader Joe’s pizza products because they don’t declare wheat as an ingredient. Pizza dough normally contains wheat but persons allergic to …

If you visit the Lawyers.com employment law forums, you know that the issue of exempt vs. non-exempt employees is a popular one. And even if you’re not a regular forum participant, it’s a topic that everyone who’s employed should understand. This blog will demystify exempt and non-exempt employees.   Be Sure to check Lawyers.com’s app for iPhones Copy this link to share with your friends: http://bit.ly/fp2AeJ   The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) requires that most employees in the United …

The Food and Drug Administration needs your help. Got a rash from a skin care product? Had some other bad reaction or experience with a cosmetic? The FDA wants to hear about it. The question is, wouldn’t you want to hear about it too?   Calling all product reports about adverse incidents with cosmetics (drugs and food too) Consumer reports are an important source of product safety data Wouldn’t you like to know of product problem reports in real time? …

Divorce is hot. Haven’t had it yet? Don’t worry, like sex for teens, it’s becoming a rite of passage for boomers. It’s even sexy enough for CNBC to air a special about it. Are we in a bubble yet?   Divorce rate skyrockets among baby boomers An uninformed or unfair property settlement can mean hardship Valuing assets always tricky, especially for emotionally overwrought Copy this link to share with friends: http://bit.ly/dZaJkX   Marry in Haste, Repent at Your Leisure According …

Several years ago, while on a vacation outside the country, I went to tour a local pottery factory. The pieces were beautiful, but I cringed when our guide showed us workers making the pottery.   Be Sure to check Lawyers.com’s app for iPhones Copy this link to share with your friends: http://bit.ly/fRtCPk   In one dim room, employees sat on the bare floor working hunched over pottery wheels. In another poorly ventilated room, pieces of stone and fired pottery were …