Are you a professional in need of a kick in the pants? If so, you won’t want to miss the upcoming Secrets of Successful Professionals Revealed Seminar in Clive, Iowa on July 20th to hear Mitch Matthews talk about Life/Work Balance along with some great motivational messages. Mitch is the Head Coach of a Kick
Secrets of Successful Professionals Revealed
Come join us for the LAWpportunities sponsored "Secrets of Successful Professionals Revealed" business conference on July 20, 2007 at the Professional Solutions Insurance Services Center in Clive. It is a seminar you won’t want to miss featuring many of Central Iowa’s top professionals and renowned law blogger and entrepreneur, Kevin O’Keefe of Seattle,
Memorial Day Blawg Review #110
I invite you to check out a special Memorial Day Blawg Review #110 from Norman Gregory Fernandez of Biker Law Blog. Fernandez describes Memorial Day this way:
You see Memorial Day is a day that is set aside each year to honor those men and women who have lost their lives in the Service
Iowa’s New Targeted Small Business Law
Governor Culver recently signed into law a bill providing $4 million in funding for Iowa’s Targeted Small Business Program. To qualify under the program a business must have sales of less than $3 million and be at least 51% owned, operated and managed by women, minorities or persons with disabilities.
If you have a
Iowa Film Promotion Act: Lights, Camera, Action!
Iowa – the new Hollywood? It may sound crazy but Governor Culver and lawmakers are hoping to snare more filmmakers with the passage of a new law that provides incentives for movie producers who create their films in Iowa.
The Iowa Film Promotion Act (House File 892) offers 25 percent tax credits for local filmmaking
Iowa Expands Civil Rights to Cover Sexual Orientation
Iowa Governor Chet Culver signed a bill today expanding housing and civil rights protections to the LGBT community. In signing the bill Governor Culver said,
“It is unacceptable that members of the LGBT community are denied the same protections as every other Iowan, and that is why I made a promise to do whatever necessary
Military Leave Laws and Veteran Discrimination
With Memorial Day coming up next Monday I thought it appropriate to touch on Military Leave Laws and Veteran Discrimination.
A law known as the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) protects the rights of military service members to take a leave of absence to take a leave of absence from their civilian
Harvick Appearance Puts Iowa Speedway on the Map
Sixteen-year-old racing phenom Joey Logano accomplished what Jimmie Johnson could not this past weekend. He raced past the reigning 2007 Daytona 500 Kevin Harvick to win the NASCAR Grand National Featherlite Coaches 200. Harvick earned a $1 million payday Saturday night, winning the Nextel All-Star Challenge but didn’t have enough left to hold off the
Do-It-Yourself Background Checks: Be Careful of “Cyber Slamming”
Many employers today are conducting do-it-yourself background checks by surfing search engines and other social network sites such as Faceboook and MySpace. I have discussed the risks and liabilities of utilizing such background checks in the past.
Another reason to be careful before using search engines or social network sites is "cyber slamming". It occurs
Better Business Bureau Warns of Phishing Scam
The Better Business Bureau warns businesses across the U.S. and Canada of a spoofing scam using the BBB name and a false BBB email address to entice recipients to access potentially damaging hyperlinks.
The most recent e-mail has a false return address of consumer-complaints@bbb.org and a phishing hyperlink citing a BBB complaint case number, for