Estate Planning FAQs – Rickard & Associates
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Estate Planning FAQs – Rickard & Associates

As estate planning attorneys, we have come across a variety of interesting circumstances, situations, and assets. However, we tend to get asked a lot of the same questions over and over. Find our answers to those frequently asked questions here. We can help you stay on top of the latest news that affects your everyday life. Subscribe to stay up to date. (To subscribe to our blog click here). Some of our most frequently asked questions are the following:Do I really need a full estate plan? Many of our clients came to the initial meeting with the desire to…
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UK brings budget forward in another attempt to reassure markets
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UK brings budget forward in another attempt to reassure markets

London CNN Business —UK Finance Minister Kwasi Kwarteng will publish details of his plans to tackle ballooning government debt and kickstart economic growth on October 31, more than three weeks earlier than scheduled, in an attempt to reassure investors and restore the government’s badly damaged credibility.Kwarteng announced the new date in a letter to the Treasury on Monday. He also confirmed that the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR), the independent fiscal watchdog, will publish its assessment of the government’s midterm budget on the same day.Investors have been pending clarity on a revised date for the budget, which…
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Spotlight on RoSPA’s First International Awards Ambassador – RoSPA Workplace Safety Blog
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Spotlight on RoSPA’s First International Awards Ambassador – RoSPA Workplace Safety Blog

In 2018, RoSPA developed the RoSPA Awards Ambassador scheme, aiming to create a network of individuals who champion RoSPA’s objective to drive up health and safety standards via the RoSPA’s International Health and Safety Awards. With more than 27-years of experience in OS&H management, and over half of those spent working overseas, Stephen Storey, who is based in India, was well placed to be RoSPA’s first international awards ambassador. We catch up with him to see what this means for him. Stephen Story has spent fifteen years working overseas in OS&H management in the Middle East and Asia. He is…
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Small businesses get creative to hire hard-to-find labor
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Small businesses get creative to hire hard-to-find labor

As some corporations slow the pace of hiring due to economic concerns, small business owners are falling behind when it comes to staffing up. Almost two-thirds of small businesses were hiring or trying to hire in September, according to a report from the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), but 46% reported they couldn’t fill those job openings, well above the 48-year historical average of 23%. The difficulty in hiring has prompted some small business owners to seek more creative solutions to land labor, so they can grow their businesses or — in the worst case — just stay afloat.…
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No-Fault Attendant Care and Reasonable Reimbursement
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No-Fault Attendant Care and Reasonable Reimbursement

While the Michigan No-Fault Act was reformed in June of 2019, questions lingered as to payments stemming from losses that occurred before the change. We can help you stay on top of the latest news that affects your everyday life. Subscribe to stay up to date. (To subscribe to our blog click here). Before the changes, provider reimbursement was only limited to reasonable and customary charges. There was also no cap on hours that families could charge for attendant care. The reform introduced a fee schedule with limited reimbursement and caps on physician charges. A recent case made it to…
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Why Your Next Raise Will Probably Be Worse Than Expected
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Why Your Next Raise Will Probably Be Worse Than Expected

Hi, I’m Matt Turner, the editor in chief of business at Insider. Welcome back to Insider Weekly, a roundup of some of our top stories.On the agenda today: But first: Emily Canal, Insider’s senior editor of entrepreneurship and careers, is giving us a behind-the-scenes look at a five-month project helping small-business owners navigate today’s difficult labor market. Let me know what you think of all our stories at [email protected] this was forwarded to you, sign up here. Download Insider’s app here.Introducing Talent Insider Andrew Joyce for Insiders We are in a unique moment for entrepreneurship in the…
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Wills Bros Civil Engineering Ltd. – RoSPA Workplace Safety Blog
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Wills Bros Civil Engineering Ltd. – RoSPA Workplace Safety Blog

2019 was a spectacular year for Wills Bros Civil Engineering Ltd. at theRoSPA Health & Safety Awards. As well as being Highly Commended in the Health & Safety Team of the Year, they also achieved a RoSPA Gold Achievement Award. Wills Bros Civil Engineering Ltd. first entered the RoSPA Awards back in 2017, winning a Silver RoSPA Award. Since then, they’ve continued to enter, pushing themselves to win a Gold Award in 2018 and then again in 2019. We spoke to Kieran Doona, Health and Safety Manager at Wills Bros Civil Engineering Ltd. to find out more about their…
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