Red Light Camera Tickets? You May be Entitled to Your Money Back

Red Light Camera Tickets? You May be Entitled to Your Money Back

Florida’s Supreme Court ruled that Orlando and other cities did not have the authority to set up an automated camera system to catch red-light runners and ticket them.
This means that Orlando may refund ticketed drivers up to $125 dollars. Although they agreed to refund ticketed drivers, they suspect only a small portion of them will be reimbursed.

Click It Or Ticket – Seatbelt Laws In Florida

Click It Or Ticket - Seatbelt Laws In Florida

In 1885, Edward J. Claghorn filed the first US patent for automobile seatbelts. In 1955, Ford offered seatbelts as an option, and in 1958, Volvo had the first modern three-point seatbelt as standard equipment. What was once an optional feature in a car is now a requirement to be used by law.

Dine and Dash Kills Servers

Dine and Dash Kills Servers

You are a server in a busy restaurant on a Saturday evening. You are running around to every table to make sure that the customers are happy. The college students at table five have ordered quite a few drinks and a bunch of food.

Save The Industry!

Save The Industry!

This Thursday (March 13, 2014) in Tallahassee, there will be a committee meeting, and the more restoration business owners, contractors, and representatives we can have present, the BETTER.This is SERIOUS! We must be present and make our issues known or we will SUFFER for the changes that are trying to be made.  Please, please, please be a part of helping save our industry in Florida and potentially your business.

Overhead and Profit is Fair Game – RIA Convention

Overhead and Profit is Fair Game – RIA Convention

Overhead and profit is fair game for general contractors. Attorney Harvey Cohen is a featured guest on Indoor Air Quality Radio, discussing a variety of key disaster restoration legal issues. From the landmark Florida Supreme Court decision in Trinidad on contractors’ overhead and profit, to the myth of “three trades”, find out more on how insurance companies must restore policyholders’ damaged property to its pre-loss condition, and avoiding common mistakes contractors make that affect them collecting payment from insurance companies.

How To Hire A Legitimate Restoration Company

How To Hire A Legitimate Restoration Company

When your home or business is in need of repairs or restoration, sometimes it’s too urgent to double check who you are hiring. The restoration company may have a deal that seems too good to beat, or it may just be the first pickup truck you saw driving down the road with the company’s name painted on the side, and you need a restoration company right away. How do you know if you are hiring a legitimate company?

Bully – Harms or Intimidates Weaker

Bully – Harms or Intimidates Weaker

Bully – Noun – A person who uses strength or power to harm or intimidate those who are weaker What one considers to be a simple word, a simple joke, or a simple poke may be perceived by another as offensive and demeaning.  Many young adults receive this type of treatment day in and day out in virtual and physical settings. These types of harassment can lead to drastic behaviors including suicide.

News Reports Batali To Pay $5.25 Million

News Reports Batali To Pay $5.25 Million

Here’s a reminder that like everyone else, celebrity chefs and restaurateurs are not off the hook from ensuring their restaurants comply with the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and tip pooling laws. The costs for violations of wage and tip laws can be astronomical.