Workers’ Compensation and the Teleworking Employee
Teleworking or telecommuting, allows employees to perform their work remotely, either from home or other locations outside of the traditional office. While telecommuting has become a popular option for employers and employees alike, there are
Information Regarding the Visa Waiver Program for Certain Foreign Nationals
In order to facilitate tourism and short term business visits to the United States, Congress passed legislation in 1986 to create the Visa Waiver Program (VWP). The VWP allows citizens of participating countries to travel to the United States wi
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Gainesville agreement on Glades won’t raise water fees Gainesville Times Gainesville residents may not pay water rate increases to help fund the planned Glades Reservoir in Hall County, but they could still wind up on the hook down … No fu
How Long is a Dentist Required to Keep Patient Records?
We all know that good record keeping can be essential to the overall quality of a patient’s dental care. However, a lot of dentists don’t realize that proper record maintenance and retention is a requirement of their dental license, not to
Even the Best Employer/Employee Relationship Can Decay
No employer relishes the idea of having to terminate an employee. However, the ramifications of severing an employment relationship can be magnified for a small dental practice in a tight-knit community. Not only does the dental practice have to
What Are You Doing With Your Old Data?
As businesses accumulate more and more data, the chances are that a lot of this data becomes old, inaccurate, inactive, stale, or just plain not needed. The recent data breach at Adobe™ is a good lesson in why we should have specific procedu
Senate Passes Bill to Ban Discrimination Against Gays, Transgenders
The Employment Non-Discrimination Act (“ENDA”, S. 815), originally introduced in Congress in 1994, passed the Senate yesterday by a 64-32 vote. ENDA would ban discrimination in the workplace on the basis of an individual
Dental Comedy-Don’t Be the Star
I had a grandmother that loved the Carol Burnett Show, and we logged many a Saturday night together watching the same. One of our favorite skits was Tim Conway as the dentist – www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfTyEtVIe84 . Even fellow actor Harve
Buying and Selling a Dental Practice
When buying or selling a dental practice, there are many factors both the Buyer and Seller must consider carefully. Some of the most difficult, from both Seller’s and Buyer’s prospective, are determining the value of the practice and purchas
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Florida blames Decatur Co. farmers for using all the water Post Searchlight The two states are not strangers to water disputes and Georgia Governor … Scott told reporters that Georgia has engaged in “unchecked consumption of water … Stat