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Federal standard workweek (40 hours), overtime pay requirements, exempt vs. non-exempt classifications, flexible work arrangements, compensable waiting time, and the pitfalls of salary misclassification — the second lecture in the US Labor Law Basics series.
Definition of wages under US law, the four principles of lawful wage payment, federal and state minimum wage requirements, and the distinction between regular rate and average rate — the second lecture in the US Labor Law Basics series.
Strategy levels (corporate, business, functional), SWOT analysis, Porter's Five Forces model, Porter's generic competitive strategies (cost leadership, differentiation, focus), and the resource-based view — the second installment in the Management Core series.
PEST macro-environment analysis, SWOT analysis, and Porter's Five Forces competitive analysis. The second lecture in the Marketing Fundamentals series.
A practical guide to numerical reasoning skills tested in US workforce readiness assessments: the four sub-competencies (basic arithmetic, statistics, data interpretation, and chart construction), high-frequency calculation patterns, data analysis strategies, and habits that eliminate costly arithmetic errors.
A comprehensive guide to the prosecution and post-grant practice topics most heavily tested on the USPTO Patent Bar Exam: patent specification and claim structure, claim drafting principles, inter partes and ex parte proceedings at the PTAB, trademark opposition and cancellation, and PCT international application procedure.