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Ask Rita in HR: Should Murphy’s Law Be a Consideration in Making HR Decisions?

Blue Avocado

Most alternatives do not feel like the best path, which again speaks to the need for prompt action when disciplinary decisions have been made. Ask Rita in HR is provided as a forum for our readers to learn about and discuss current developments in human resource law. As this breakdown makes clear, the choices are never easy.

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Nonprofit Guide to US Digital Privacy Laws: CCPA, SHIELD

Whole Whale

This article is for the overworked techie in charge of all of the digital things who just panicked that it is 2020 and there are new privacy laws. There are also multiple bills moving through legislature in no less than 25 other states and the federal government ( COPRA ) that could become law in 2020.

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The Unsung Hero in Fundraising Campaigns Isn’t Raffles—It’s Sweepstakes!

Nonprofit Tech for Good

But , raffle laws vary from state to state—in many states (13, the last time we checked), online raffles are flat-out illegal. Furthermore, raffles of any kind are 100% against the law in Alabama, Hawaii, and Utah. One misconception we hear regularly relates to Sweepstakes’ free Alternate Method of Entry.

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ADA Compliance and Your Website

Byte Technology

Because of this, video transcripts, alternative image text, and meta-tagging are even more necessary and should be implemented. Your website may be required by law to be ADA compliant. ADA Compliance Increases Your Target Audience. There are over 57 million Americans living with disabilities.

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International Leadership, Women’s Issues, and Branding—A Conversation With Allison K. Summers, CAE

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In the United States, only approximately four states have a law prohibiting marriage under the age of 18. Someone under the age of 18 who is in a battered or abusive situation is still a minor in the eyes of the law, even when they are married,” Allison explained. Freelancing is a good alternative,” Allison advised.

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Fair Use Victory Advances a Future of Accessibility for All

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

HathiTrust, a unanimous three-judge panel concluded that digitizing books in order to enhance research and provide access to individuals with print disabilities is lawful on the grounds of fair use —that is, a limitation and exception to the exclusive rights granted by copyright law to the author of a creative work ( Section 107 of the U.S.

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An Alternative to Writing RFPs for Nonprofit Websites and Technology

ASU Lodestar Center

Given that RFPs for technology and marketing services often waste time, effort, and money, you might be wondering, what could be an alternative solution? If you’re a restaurant or a law firm, for instance, it makes sense to hire an agency with experience promoting and marketing restaurants or law firms.