November 15, 2019 / by Sean Friend / EEOC Violation Defense, Employee Management, Employment Law, Human Resources, I-9 Audits, New Mexico, Toxic Employee Consultation / 0 comments
Vanesa Lewinger is a Human Resources Advisor for Law 4 Small Business and she helps business owners when HR issues that arise. Examples of some of these issues are Policy and Procedure Handbooks (creating or updating), Dealing with Toxic Employees, Employee Files, I-9 Audits, EEOC Complaints. She was invited to come speak on local television […]
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Tips for supporting nursing moms in the workplace
November 27, 2019 / by Vanesa Lewinger / Employee Management, Employment Law, Human Resources / 0 comments
I recently came across a question about the breastfeeding law and how much time an employer was legally required to provide employees in need of this time. It’s a good question and a rather complicated one, especially considering that the focus of the question is on policy and not on the human the law was […]
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Law 4 Small Business is having a Cyber Weekend!
November 26, 2019 / by Sean Friend / Certificates, Contracts, Copyright, Employee Management, Human Resources, Intellectual Property, LLC, Move Your LLC, Patents, Trade Secret, Trademarks / 0 comments
Between November 28th to December 2nd we will be offering a promotion code for 25% off SITE WIDE. Terms & Exclusions apply 25% OFFER IS VALID ON PURCHASES 11/28-12/2, 2019Discount must be applied at checkout for L4SB.com website purchases only. Only to be used for online products & services provided by Law 4 Small Business, […]
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New Mexico Living: Vanesa Lewinger
November 15, 2019 / by Sean Friend / EEOC Violation Defense, Employee Management, Employment Law, Human Resources, I-9 Audits, New Mexico, Toxic Employee Consultation / 0 comments
Vanesa Lewinger is a Human Resources Advisor for Law 4 Small Business and she helps business owners when HR issues that arise. Examples of some of these issues are Policy and Procedure Handbooks (creating or updating), Dealing with Toxic Employees, Employee Files, I-9 Audits, EEOC Complaints. She was invited to come speak on local television […]
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How to start your restaurant business
October 16, 2019 / by Sean Friend / Anonymous LLC, Business Tips, Corporations, Employee Management, Human Resources, LLC, Small Business / 0 comments
Starting your own restaurant is a huge endeavor. According to the National Restaurant Association, in 2019 there is $863 billion in projected sales in the restaurant business. There is a ton of money to made in opening a restaurant, but you must do things correctly from the beginning in order to be profitable. Simply having […]
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The 5 Most Common Lawsuits Filed Against Small Business Owners.
July 31, 2019 / by Larry Donahue / Employee Management, Employment Law, Human Resources, Small Business / 0 comments
Is your business doing all it can to avoid these types of lawsuits? I recently did some research into the most common lawsuits that are filed against small business owners. What I see coming across my desk here at the L4SB office matches what is happening across the country. Article after article, case after case […]
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July 2019: Ask A Lawyer: Special Edition – Ask an HR Professional
July 15, 2019 / by Sean Friend / Ask A Lawyer, Best of Burque, Employee Management, Human Resources / 0 comments
In our twelfth installment of “Ask a Lawyer” we have had a lot of Human Resources questions recently, and we decided to create a Special Edition of Ask A Lawyer with one of our HR Professionals. Vanesa Lewinger is our top HR Professional at Law 4 Small Business and was excited to answer some of […]
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Is your business ready for an I-9 Inspection from ICE?
June 12, 2019 / by Vanesa Lewinger / Employee Management, Human Resources, I-9 Audits / 0 comments
Why does ICE want my I-9’s? US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is responsible for conducting I-9 Audits. What this means is ICE will dispatch officers to businesses to audit your employees’ files. The I-9 is specifically inspected to ensure it has been filled out correctly and the appropriate identification information has been retained. Following […]
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What to do when you receive an EEOC charge
June 11, 2019 / by Sean Friend / EEOC Violation Defense, Employee Management / 0 comments
Small Business Owners are used to dealing with many stressful situations. It comes with the territory. However, nothing can make a business owner more frantic than receiving notice that their business has been charge with a claim of discrimination. Terror in an envelope The notice business owners receive is the result of an employee, applicant […]
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The Toxic Employee: Hands Down, the fastest way to kill a happy work environment.
June 5, 2019 / by Vanesa Lewinger / Employee Management, Toxic Employee Consultation / 0 comments
The toxic employee. The truth of the matter is all business owners are one bad hire away from their workplace going from productive and friendly to miserable. Toxic Employees are tricky. They are not necessarily overtly breaking rules that would justify immediate termination. In many instances they are simply habitually negative; towards other employees, clients […]
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When your employee has a Drinking Problem: The HR Perspective on Tiger Wood’s Dilemma
May 22, 2019 / by Larry Donahue / Employee Management, Toxic Employee Consultation / 0 comments
By all accounts, Tiger Woods was having a great year. He won the Masters in one of the greatest comebacks the sporting world has ever witnessed. He was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor, and after well documented accounts of a turbulent personal life, he finally seems genuinely content in […]
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