The Importance of a Balanced Life

The Importance of a Balanced Life

Life is the pursuit of happiness, but it’s a constant balancing act to achieve fulfillment in multiple aspects of our lives.  We may be happy in the workplace, but if our personal relationships are suffering, it will be hard to find lasting joy.  The same is true of the reverse.  Even if we’re very happy…

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Reasonable Accommodation for Injured Workers

Reasonable Accommodation for Injured Workers

If you have been injured on the job, you should take the necessary steps to receive adequate workers’ compensation benefits.  These include informing your employer immediately and seeing a physician who is sanctioned by your company.  Many people can resume their old job without a hitch, but others may need to return in a different…

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Workers’ Compensation Lawyers: Advocates and Mentors

Workers’ Compensation Lawyers: Advocates and Mentors

This January marks the 16th anniversary of National Mentoring Month.  The purpose of the observance is to connect more of the nation’s youth with exemplary adult mentors.  Few people achieve success on their own. Most of us have been affected by someone who set a good example, mentored, taught, and advocated for us. Many career…

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Human Rights in the Workplace

Human Rights in the Workplace

Human rights are considered the basis of civilized life. This concept has not always been fully appreciated, but it has grown in importance through the years. Human rights ensure that people are free and valued as an equal to their fellow human beings. Human Rights Day was introduced and sponsored by the United Nations. In…

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What You Need to Know When Working in Georgia

What to Know When Working in Georgia

Georgia’s lifestyle and standard of living attract Fortune 500 companies and an educated, skilled workforce that fuel the state’s success. The state has a unique lifestyle, which blends both a city and country atmosphere, as well as a varied topography that provides a broad range of activities. Georgia has a high-quality standard of living made…

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Poultry Workers in Georgia and Job Outlook

It seems we win some and lose some in the Peach State job market these days. According to the Atlanta Business Chronicle, Tyson Foods appears to making changes that could affect poultry workers in Georgia. Tyson will reportedly close its operation near Columbus and reduce a shift at the Dawson plant. The poultry giant will,…

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Job Postings in Georgia

We all like to see job growth in our state. Several job postings in Georgia and recent announcements are worth sharing- and good news for Georgia workers looking for jobs. First, we’re fortunate to have a thriving healthcare industry here in Georgia. The promise of 900 new jobs at Kaiser Permanente just made the jobs…

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Forsyth County Career Fair

Georgia laborers on the look-out for job openings may be interested in the career fair tomorrow in Forsyth County. Sixty employers will be looking to fill about 1,000 jobs according to news reports. The Georgia Department of Labor is sponsoring the fair along with Lanier Technical College and the Cumming- Forsyth Chamber of Commerce.  This…

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Best Jobs for Skilled Workers in Georgia

The Georgia Department of Labor has identified “Hot Careers to 2022,” forecasting job opportunities in a wide-range of fields, including some of the best jobs for skilled workers in Georgia.  The list categorizes jobs that are expected to grow rapidly throughout the next decade, with above average wages and at least 100 expected job openings in…

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