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Additionally, according to the Society for Human Resources Management, 20 percent of the workforce is now comprised of people over 65. This means that even with a booming economy and low unemployment rates, finding a job is increasingly difficult for teens who they are competing against more skilled workers. Before baby boomers entered the workforce, most workers retired by 65, but today, more older adults are taking control of their late-in-life finances, filling “retirement” with entry-level or service work and enjoying the part-time benefits teens have enjoyed for so many summers. In case the recent college admissions scandal didn’t tip you off, the stipulations and expectations for attending college are higher than ever. Parents are placing a greater emphasis on extracurricular activities, volunteering, and schoolwork ahead of high school jobs to prepare their children for EDUCATION EMPHASIS
May to August. Their summers were filled with constructive work that prepared teens for their upcoming jobs after graduation, with financial gain being an added benefit. Additionally, with the high standards of modern colleges, these jobs can provide the unique experiences that admissions offices love to see. However, there are also some caveats. If you have a teen who needs to focus on their studies to succeed in school, a traditional summer job might not be the best option. Instead, doing a few chores for neighbors or babysitting are great alternatives to earn some extra dough. Your teen can also work over the summer and devote their entire school year to studies. Likewise, if you have a driven kiddo, don’t be afraid to let them dive into the workforce. Ultimately, there’s no one answer to this question. Instead of focusing on what jobs are available, what your kid should be doing, or even what the statistics say, focus on what is best for you and your teen.
college admissions. And some statistics may back up their neuroses. A 2014 study by the Pew Research Center found that people with bachelor’s degrees were earning $17,500 more per year than their high school graduate counterparts. Subsequently, only about 6 percent of four-year college graduates were living in poverty, while nearly 22 percent of those with only a high school diploma met poverty status.
SO, SHOULD MY TEENWORK?
For years, many parents only saw great benefits to teens filing into the workforce from
LAWSUITS FROM BEYOND Let’s Hope There’s a Courtroom in the Afterlife
We pride ourselves on being a country where everyone receives a fair trial. And while that’s not always the case, even the craziest claims still have to be heard in some capacity by a court of law. As you can imagine, this can result in plenty of spooky high jinks in the courtroom. Let’s take a look at some of the more baffling court cases in recent memory.
occasions after his lawyer missed certain deadlines to turn in proper documents. Thankfully, the issue was resolved, but not before he had his credit cards and Medicaid revoked after appearing to be dead.
SOLEMNLY SPOOKED
DEAD MAN TALKING
An unnamed New York resident — just what on earth is going on in New York? — claimed that the house they’d recently purchased was horribly and cripplingly haunted by unseen forces. The poltergeist was said to disrupt their daily activity, and the plaintiff was suing on the grounds that the home was notorious in the area for being haunted and had a reputation as such. Therefore, the owner felt it should have been disclosed to them before closing on the home. They won. That’s right, the court ruled that the seller misled the plaintiff and should have disclosed the nature of this potentially harmful house. Shockingly enough, this type of thing is required to be disclosed when selling a house in New York. Well, at least a buyer will have peace of mind knowing that they got a sweet new pad and a ghoul for pennies on the dollar.
In something straight out of a Coen brothers movie, a New York man had to sue The New York Times on three separate occasions to get them to stop reporting that he was dead. In all fairness, it seemed like an honest mistake prolonged by the ineptitude of his public counsel and a whole lot of terrible coincidences all rolled into one. Juan Antonio Arias just so happened to share the same first and last name as one “Juan Arias”who had met his untimely demise. After it was reported in a Times article, the living Arias accidentally had his own date of birth and Social Security number added to the death certificate of his now deceased namesake in a terrible mix-up from the coroner. As a result, he sued on three
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