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Note 6 - Contingencies
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2013
Legal Matters and Contingencies [Text Block]
6.  Contingencies

The Company is continuously engaged in litigation arising in the ordinary course of its business, typically matters alleging employment discrimination, alleging wage and hour violations or enforcing the restrictive covenants in the Company’s employment agreements.  While there is no expectation that any of these matters will have a material adverse effect on the Company’s results of operations, financial position or cash flows, litigation is always subject to inherent uncertainty and the Company is not able to reasonably predict if any matter will be resolved in a manner that is materially adverse to the Company.

The Company has settled its unclaimed property examination by Delaware, its state of incorporation for $4.5 million.  Types of property under exam included payroll and accounts payable checks and accounts receivable credits, covering all reporting years through and including 2012.  Accordingly, the Company has recorded an additional reserve of $3.0 million in the first quarter of 2013.  The Company expects that the settlement will be paid during the second quarter of 2013.