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Health Savings Accounts (HSA) are pre-tax accounts available to individuals who are covered under a high-deductible health plan (HDHP). These accounts help employees pay…

MSNBC News Staff and News Services – May 8, 2012 A graphic video showing Fullerton, Calif., police Officer Manuel Ramos and another policeman swinging at a homeless schizophrenic man named Kelly Thomas brought gasps and cries …

KALW Public Radio – 91.7 FM Radio – By Nancy Mullane – May 7, 2012 Thirty years ago, the state spent three percent of its general fund dollars on corrections and prisons. Today it spends more …

The Huffington Post – May 7, 2012 – Imagine getting fired for a crime you committed not one, not two, not three, but four decades ago. That’s what happened to one Milwaukee woman. Wells Fargo fired …

The Modesto Bee – By Loretta Kalb – May 7, 2012 A decade after agreeing to pick up employees’ share of pension contributions to CalPERS, Yolo County is working to reverse that decision. The new mantra: Ask …

Monday, May 07 2012 By The Bakersfield Californian Several recent prison reform proposals offer hope that California might finally be on its way to fixing what many on the left and right have long agreed is a …

Studies: Government Handing Antis Untold Millions

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) released an updated version of its elaws Health Benefits Advisor for Employers on April 18. The elaws Health…

Business owners big and small know the sting of attorney fees . Figuring out how to avoid astronomical legal bills might seem impossible. After all, you need lawyers to keep your company on the up and up. However, that doesn’t mean you have to be gouged along the way. Growing a business can be impossible without good cash flow. And high legal bills can delay your expansion. But fear not, there are things you can do to curb this beast. Here are five tips to keep your lawyer fees to a minimum. 1) Get Estimates for the Scope of…

The San Francisco Chronicle – By RODRIQUE NGOWI, Associated Press – Sunday, May 6, 2012 President John F. Kennedy’s only surviving child is celebrating what would have been his 95th birthday this month by honoring three …