Mar 4, 2020
What To Do When a Sick Employee is Lying to You
It’s a dilemma every business owner or manager faces regularly. An employee calls in sick. They feel horrible. They would like to come in but they simply can’t. They are...
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Mar 2, 2020
March Madness HR Sale
“A good coach is never afraid to ask questions from anyone they might learn from.” B Knight, aka “The General” Winning Coach of 902 Division 1 NCAA Games and Head...
Feb 12, 2020
Politics in the Workplace
The current political climate has created real divisiveness as of late. I talk to employers everyday who indicate to me that the frustration is not limited to the pontifications on...
Jan 30, 2020
How to Place an Employee on Administrative Leave
Administrative Leave is a common practice used by companies when they are investigating claims that are more severe or emotionally charged. The purpose of an Administrative Leave is to remove...
Jan 28, 2020
Is Crying at Work Appropriate?
Crying at work is a topic that has come up a lot recently. Workplaces are changing and employees want to feel like they can behave in a “genuine” fashion when...
Nov 27, 2019
Breastfeeding Laws in the workplace
I recently came across a question about breastfeeding laws and how much time an employer was legally required to provide employees in need of this time. It’s a good question...
Jul 15, 2019
July 2019: Ask A Lawyer: Special Edition – Ask an HR Professional
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...
Jun 11, 2019
What to do about an EEOC charge
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...
Jun 5, 2019
Toxic Employees: Hands Down, the fastest way to kill a happy work environment.
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...
May 22, 2019
When your employee has a Drinking Problem: The HR Perspective on Tiger Wood’s Dilemma
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...
Apr 29, 2019
Bunny Policies (An Outdated Employee Handbook)
The Times Are A Changing…as should your Employee Policies. I recently had the opportunity to peruse an Employee Handbook, or rather it was a “Bunny Handbook” from the Playboy Club,...
Jun 16, 2015
Why You Should Be Comparing Your Employees to Furniture
HIRING There are countless books, movies and tips on how to hire the ‘right’ employee. Let’s cut to the chase– there is no such thing as the ‘perfect fit’. However...