Late night television is not  exactly like the corporate boardroom at the bank or company you work is it? The new HR Manager, called me to let me know that my personal effects from my office at the old location were in a box, and would I like to pick them up? And if President Obama’s doing it, is it acceptable for everyone else? MORE >>

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For example, an employee must be paid for taking a store’s deposit to the bank after leaving the store following closing time because this would be considered a principal work activity. Problems may arise when an employee who regularly works in a fixed location of one city is given a special one-day work assignment in another city. MORE >>

In homeless shelters like New York City’s Ali Forney Center, for example, volunteers cook meals for residents and interact with homeless teenagers by relating about the day’s events, playing games and providing an extra set of hands to the staff on duty. Image Credit: Shutterstock. MORE >>

They are the pre-med students that start their own clothing labels, or the apparel merchandising majors that try their summer stint at a coveted investment banking firm in New York City. Most college students spend a great deal of time analyzing and choosing the perfect major and program. How did they do it? MORE >>