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There Should be No Participation Trophies in Employment Law
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission recently released its Performance and Accountability Report showing the number of discrimination charges filed, settled and litigated and how much money...
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Chaucer, the Prioress, her Lip, and your Employee Handbook
Too many handbooks are written in a style popularized by bewigged and pompous barristers who practiced law circa 1791. This can cause employees to tune out. When I read poorly drafted handbooks, I am...
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Non-Competes: Get More by Asking for Less
A properly drafted non-compete agreement is a beautiful thing. Sadly, a large percentage of non-competes die on the drafting table. These deaths are preventable. Non-competes work best when employees...
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The Real Congress Members of DC: Solving Employment Law Problems through...
I’m bothered by the unnecessary complexity of employment laws. Solution? We harness the awesome power of reality TV to kick Congress into gear. The revolution will be televised. Hat tip to past...
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Sunlight is the Best Disinfectant
Small business owners, you may be the most vulnerable to harassment and discrimination suits right now. Why? Because you have employees but aren’t big enough to have a human resources department — and...
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We’re Smiling at Each Other and Shaking Hands – What has Just Happened?
Business owners and managers approach lawyers with complex problems. The lawyer lays out the options and related risks and the business decides which path it thinks is best. During these...
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The Fantastic Four – Four Documents that All Employers Should Consider
Sometimes businesses over complicate things for themselves. How? By using employment agreements and policies that may seem OK to a layperson but that make employment lawyers blanch. Or swear. Or shake...
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Restaurant Owners – Beware of Sharing Tips with Your Employees!
An owner of a bar/restaurant can not share tips with employees without running afoul of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), according to a March 11, 2011 opinion of the United States District Court...
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