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A lab technician is a medical professional who conducts lab tests on specimens and records and reports the results. Learn more about what lab technicians do and how to become one. What Is a Lab Technician? A lab technician collects and processes specimens, including skin and bodily fluid samples, from patients in a hospital or private medical diagnostic laboratory. They work under a doctor’s, lab manager’s, or lab technologist’s supervision to conduct chemical analyses of specimens....

A frequent question that both employees and employers have is about the legal requirements surrounding part-time employee benefits. While it may seem as simple as determining the number of hours worked or the type of job held, the determination of eligibility for part-time benefits is a very complex matter. What the Affordable Care Act Says The Affordable Care Act (ACA), also known as “Obamacare,” mandates that employers offer group health insurance benefits to full time or the equivalent employees, and at least 95% of their workers, so this leaves things to their discretion for the remaining percentage....

Pac-Man World: 20th Anniversary takes Pac-Man to places he’s never been before, most notably the third dimension. The PS1 version of Pac-Man World has cheat codes for invincibility and infinite continues that make it easier to unlock all levels and additional secrets. These cheats are exclusively for Pac-Man World: 20th Anniversary on the original PlayStation (PS1) console. Pac-Man World Cheats Enter the codes at the specified screen to take advantage of cheats....

Owning and operating a small business comes with plenty of responsibility and accountability. Even if you operate with the utmost care and provide the best quality and services, the unforeseen can occur - an accident, an injury, a mistake, a misunderstanding that escalates. Is your business protected with liability insurance? If not, your business and personal assets may be in peril. Who Needs Business Liability Insurance? It’s likely that you do, as we live in a litigious society....

Many employers will not even consider rehiring an employee they’ve fired. The former employee might have been given every opportunity to improve or change, but it didn’t happen. It seems logical to believe that she’s therefore not suitable for the organization. People usually don’t change that much. The Internal Revenue Service learned this the hard way when it rehired more than 300 workers between 2010 and 2013, only to find that they had to fire many of them all over again....

One of the most exciting things about the dominance of the Internet as a communications tool in today’s world is the number of jobs that have been produced in the field of social media—jobs that weren’t even dreamed of a quarter of a century ago. Considered to be a subfield of public relations, the social media career track is rich in potential for those with strong writing, interpersonal, analytical, and communication skills....

A nonprofit organization’s accounting responsibilities aredifferent from for-profit businesses. Accounting can be tricky for a nonprofit, and even more so if you can’t afford to hire a professional accountant to manage your finances. This guide runs through the basics of accounting for nonprofits so you can do your best with available resources. Know Your Financial Terms Before jumping into accounting, it’s helpful to know some basic accounting terms that you’ll come across....

Commercial property insurance protects your business from financial losses caused by damage to its physical assets. It’s a broad category that includes direct damage, time element, inland marine, and crime insurance. Direct Damage Insurance Direct damage coverage is what typically comes to mind when a business owner thinks about property insurance. It covers the cost of repairing or replacing physical property that has been damaged or destroyed by a covered cause of loss....

Deeply-held values, beliefs, and principles form the foundation upon which this Human Resources site is built. These deeply-held values, beliefs, and principles form the underpinnings for the approaches recommended and the objectives for this Human Resources website. We will add to these over time, but these are deeply-held values, beliefs, and principles which we trust. They form the foundation for my work and my writing. How do these values, beliefs, and principles compare with yours?...

Requesting free misses clothing catalogs are a great way to shop from your own home how and when you want. These misses clothing catalogs are all free to request and they’ll be sent to your mailbox in a matter of days so you can get started shopping very soon. You can also use these misses clothing catalogs to get some great ideas on how to put together new outfits from clothing you already have....

Rhetoric gives public figures tools to avoid mistakes and court success. Aristotle, Plato, and other great Greek thinkers are the best-known students of rhetoric. The ideas identified by these ancient masters are the foundations of a communication toolbox every modern public figure and public relations professional should bring to any job, whether it’s publicizing a book tour or running the press operations for a White House campaign. Politicians and celebrities have seen their careers crash and burn by saying the wrong thing at the wrong time or even by trying to say the right thing but choosing the wrong words....

If you’re trying to get started in the music business, it can sound like everyone is speaking a different language, with buzz terms and music-specific lingo. This guide can help you understand the industry. Common Jargon 360 deals: An increasingly common major label deal structure in which the label not only earns income from the sale of the recorded music of their artists but also gets a cut of other artist income, including money generated by touring and merchandise sales....

What Are Daily Sweepstakes? Daily sweepstakes are giveaways that give you additional opportunities to enter and boost your odds of winning each day. One of the nice things about daily sweepstakes: you can easily boost odds. If you commit to entering on a daily basis, you’ll have a better chance of winning than most people, who enter only a couple of times before losing interest. To make it easier to enter these sweepstakes daily, I’ve compiled all of the sweepstakes on the The Balance that allow daily entries into this convenient list....

Does your business perform work on customers’ premises? If so, you could inadvertently cause an accident that damages a customer’s electronic data. If the customer sues you for the cost of replacing or restoring the data, the claim will likely be excluded by your business liability policy. Fortunately, you can buy back some coverage for data-related claims via a standard endorsement. What Is the Electronic Data Exclusion? Most general liability policies contain an “Electronic Data” exclusion under Bodily Injury and Property Damage Liability....

A freelance writer is a self-employed person who writes articles, ad copy, or other types of content for a living. They may write for news outlets, periodicals, companies, or other clients. Freelance writing can deal with virtually any subject in any field or industry, making freelance writers a diverse group of people with a wide range of interests. Learn more about what freelance writing is and what it takes to get into the profession....

A geographer studies the land, features, inhabitants, and phenomena of a region or area. They may use this information to help governments and businesses plan where to build homes and roads, how to respond to disasters, and what marketing strategies to use. Learn more about geographers and the work they do. What Is a Geographer? Geographers can specialize in several different areas, but most people who work in this field are physical or human geographers....

As advances in law technology revolutionize today’s legal landscape, the role of the legal professional has evolved. The automation of legal processes has prompted lawyers, paralegals, legal secretaries, and other legal professionals to become proficient at an ever-increasing array of word processing, spreadsheet, telecommunications, database, presentation, and legal research software. Law technology has impacted every aspect of the legal field, from the law firm and corporate practice to courtroom operation and document management....

When you think of the Small Business Administration (the SBA), you probably think of business loans. But there are also other things the SBA can do to help your business before and after you start—from day-to-day management and expanding your business to making changes. Most SBA activities are available to all businesses, but loans and some programs are available only to small businesses. The SBA considers industry size standards and other criteria in its definition of a small business....

Answering a request for proposal (RFP) is similar to submitting a business proposal in that the goal is to convince the potential client that your company is the right one to solve their particular problem. An effective reply to an RFP requires precise wording and demonstrated knowledge and experience handling the subject at hand. Requests for proposals usually are evaluated by a group of directors or committee board members with sufficient expertise to quickly confirm or reject the credentials of the companies competing for the specific project....

The 2019-20 PGA Tour season begins in September 2019 and concludes in August 2020. It includes 49 tournaments, an increase of three over the previous year. Two tournaments are brand new: The ZOZO Championship in Japan and teh Bermuda Championship in Bermuda. In addition, The Greenbrier and the Houston Open return after skipping the 2018-19 season in order to move to a different part of the year. There is also a built-in week off in the schedule: the week of July 27-Aug....