3 days agoInterviewingYou have identified your best prospects based on resumes, cover letters, work samples, and preliminary “checking around,” and now it’s...
Apr 1Narrowing the FieldNow that you have recruited a blizzard of applications – or least a handful – how do you narrow the group to the most promising...
Jan 13Simplified HR Audit 2022 SeriesYou’ve heard this many times: litigation costs a fortune. Once you’re in the litigation maw, whether in state or federal court, there are...
Nov 17, 2021Are You Ready?If you employ even just ONE employee, time to listen up! New Texas sexual harassment laws go into effect September 1, 2021.
Jan 1, 2021Usher in the New Year with CareWE ALL MADE IT TO THE END OF THE YEAR! Amidst some of the worst working conditions - almost all unexpected and unprecedented - you...
Nov 8, 2020Back to Work and Back Under the Microscope?WHEN EVERYONE REPORTS BACK TO WORK IN NEAR-NORMAL FASHION, SHOULD EMPLOYERS JUST CUT EVERYONE A BIG BREAK AND SET ASIDE DISCIPLINE THAT...
Sep 7, 2020Ways to Help Your Lawyer Help YouBest Lawyers recently notified me that I have again qualified for a national Best Lawyer recognition in two categories: Employment Law -...
Mar 12, 2020Guidance During COVID-19 PandemicWe all want to keep illness out of the workplace for the sake of all of us! In these times of illness and uncertainty, employers want to...
Mar 6, 2020A Couple of Looming Deadlines: A New Federal I-9 Form and Required Texas Nonsubscriber ReportingPull out your calendar and add a couple of significant deadlines coming up in the next few months. New I-9 Form Must Be Used by May 1,...
Mar 1, 2020The National Labor Relations Board Has Been Busy! Three Things You Need to Know Even if Your CompanyThe changes below matter to you even if your workplace is not “unionized,” but is covered by the National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA”)....
Dec 19, 20192020 FLSA Changes Just Around the CornerIf you want to mess yourself up, ignore the Fair Labor Standards Act. That statute is a minefield even for those treading carefully. For...
Mar 31, 2019Value the Mighty Written Word!Because I look for ways to prevent unnecessary conflict and drama, it’s time for a reminder of the value of the written word. Go ahead! ...
Dec 9, 2018Managing #METOO issues: Master the Hand-offBlood, flying Superman leaps ending in abrasions filled with ground-in track rubber, sometimes angry words, sometimes tears, often...
Feb 13, 2018Gen Z – Direct Communication With Your Youngest WorkersStarr Thurber, LPC, LMFT and I have teamed up again to help steer you away from avoidable pitfalls with your brand new, fresh from high...