Price of Business Newsletter (8/30/2011)

What's New with Kevin Price ...

More Great Interviews from Dreamforce 2011

Posted On: 9/29/2011 9:02:52 AM by Price of Business

For weeks Kevin Price, Host of the Price of Business, has been discussing his recent trip to San Francisco for Dreamforce 2011, sponsored by www.Salesforce.com. Price began to share those interviews on tonight's show (8 pm CST on www.1070KNTH.com).

See them in their entirety here:

Kevin and Angie Fernandez

Kevin and Walter (SPARK!)

The Price of Business was at Dreamforce 2011 was brought to you by Baker Communications and its new free book, SPARK!. Learn more about Baker and SPARK! at www.BakerCommunications.com. Learn more about Dreamforce by visiting www.Salesforce.com. .

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NLRB Alert!

Price of Business 8/28/2011

Publisher's Note: Judith Sadler is a long term Price of Business contributor and a leading authority on labor law. Here is some urgent information that she sent us which every employer needs to be aware of:

Recently, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) imposed a new requirement on private sector employers to notify all employees of their rights under the National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA”). Effective November 14, 2011, any private sector employer whose business falls within the jurisdiction of the National Labor Relations Act must post a notice that outlines employees’ rights under the NLRA. This notice will be similar to the notices that employers are required to post to comply with the Wage and Hour laws or Title VII of the Civil Rights Act.

The Notice must be (1) written; (2) posted in a conspicuous location so that all employees must see the notice, including in the location where other notices are posted; (3) must be at least 11x17 inches in size; and (4) must advise employees that they have the right to organize, to act together to improve wages and working conditions, the right to join a union and the right to refrain from engaging in these activities. Note: If the business normally circulates notices to employees via the internet or company intranet, then the company must circulate the notice in this same manner.

Most employers are covered by the NLRA and thus must post the notice. It is recommended that you take a digital picture with a date to prove when you posted the notice. Failure to post a notice is an unfair labor practice so being able to prove that the notice was in fact posted in an appropriate location is essential to winning such an allegation.

There are several companies that publish the required Labor Law posters. The poster is now available on the NLRB’s website at http://www.nlrb.gov/poster. Translated versions will be available, and must be posted at workplaces where at least 20% of employees are not proficient in English.

Get more information on the Sadler and Sykes law firm at: http://sadlersykes.com/.

New Pledge of Allegiance

Written by 15-year old in Arizona
who got an A+ for this entry
(TOTALLY AWESOME)!

Since the Pledge of Allegiance
And The Lord's Prayer
Are not allowed in most
Public schools anymore
Because the word 'God' is mentioned.....
A kid in Arizona wrote the attached
NEW School prayer:

"New Pledge of Allegiance"
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Now I sit me down in school
Where praying is against the rule
For this great nation under God
Finds mention of Him very odd.
If scripture now the class recites,
It violates the Bill of Rights.
And anytime my head I bow
Becomes a Federal matter now.

Our hair can be purple, orange or green,
That's no offense; it's a freedom scene..
The law is specific, the law is precise.
Prayers spoken aloud are a serious vice.
For praying in a public hall
Might offend someone with no faith at all..
In silence alone we must meditate,
God's name is prohibited by the state.
We're allowed to cuss and dress like freaks,
And pierce our noses, tongues and cheeks...
They've outlawed guns, but FIRST the Bible.
To quote the Good Book makes me liable.
We can elect a pregnant Senior Queen,
And the 'unwed daddy,' our Senior King.
It's 'inappropriate' to teach right from wrong,
We're taught that such 'judgments' do not belong..
We can get our condoms and birth controls,
Study witchcraft, vampires and totem poles..
But the Ten Commandments are not allowed,
No word of God must reach this crowd.
It's scary here I must confess,
When chaos reigns the school's a mess.
So, Lord, this silent plea I make:
Should I be shot; My soul please take!
Amen

Hidden Dangers Involved in Taking Title to Real Estate

Hidden Dangers Involved In Taking Title to Real Estate

You paid for the property, you took possession of the deed, and your ownership is recorded at the county courthouse. So it’s yours, right? Well, not necessarily – it’s considerably more complicated than that. After all, you bought real estate, not a Barbie doll.

The first question you need to ask before buying a piece of real estate is, “Does the person who is selling this property to me actually own it?” Just because he holds a title deed in his name doesn’t mean he owns it. In fact, even if he is recorded as the owner at the courthouse, he might not own it. Even if he thinks he owns it, he might not own it. Perhaps the person who sold it to the person who sold it to the person who sold it to the person who sold it to you also sold it to Person A way back in 1937, Person A sold it to Person B in 1967, and Person B decides to sue you for title to the property 15 years after you bought it. Person B may or may not win the lawsuit, but either way it’s going to cost you time and trouble and make it virtually impossible to sell the property while the lawsuit is pending. This situation is what is known in Legalese as a “title defect”. Of course, almost everyone has a property lawyer check the chain of title at the local courthouse or property records office before buying. The problem is, not all title defects are apparent from examining property records. Several safeguards exist to minimize your risk, and it is important to know how they work.

The most common safeguard is title insurance. When you apply for title insurance, the title insurance company will send their lawyer to the courthouse to check the chain of title. If they conclude that the title is free of defect, they will insure the title. Another safeguard is the use of a warranty deed, which contains warranties by the seller that allow you to sue him if the title he transferred to you is defective. Never take property under a quitclaim deed, because a quitclaim deed merely states that the seller is transferring to you whatever title he has, if any – in other words, you can’t sue him on the deed even if it turns out he never owned the property in the first place. There may be other grounds to sue him, but they are decidedly inconvenient. The weakest safeguard of all is called a statutory deed, which are legal protections offered in some states that are designed to offer at least some of the protections of warranty deeds.

DISCLAIMER: The foregoing is intended for reference purposes only and not as legal advice.

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