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On the Apprentice Donald Trump always says with such gusto, "You’re fired!" The board room discussion usually focuses on what went wrong and the faults of the candidate.
But is it more important to organizational success to know how to fire or how not to fire? If a problem arises with an employee do you…
I recommend employers listen to a podcast from Jason Storipan of Stark & Stark concerning Attendance Control Issues for employees. Please remember that laws do vary from state to state but much of the information given in Jason’s podcast is applicable to all employers even if you are not located in New Jersey.
If you…
Iowa Governor Chet Culver signed a bill today expanding housing and civil rights protections to the LGBT community. In signing the bill Governor Culver said,
“It is unacceptable that members of the LGBT community are denied the same protections as every other Iowan, and that is why I made a promise to do whatever necessary
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With Memorial Day coming up next Monday I thought it appropriate to touch on Military Leave Laws and Veteran Discrimination.
A law known as the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) protects the rights of military service members to take a leave of absence to take a leave of absence from their civilian…
Many employers today are conducting do-it-yourself background checks by surfing search engines and other social network sites such as Faceboook and MySpace. I have discussed the risks and liabilities of utilizing such background checks in the past.
Another reason to be careful before using search engines or social network sites is "cyber slamming". It occurs…
Earlier this week Larry McLellan and I spoke to a group of clients concerning employment law. Larry gave a fascinating talk on conflict in the workplace. I took two main things away from Larry’s talk. First, not all conflict is negative. There can be constructive conflict in the workplace. Second, people who have good conflict…
One of the biggest challenges for my clients is hiring and retaining talented employees. David Maister has an excellent post on hiring talented people. In his post David expands on the War for Talent is Back by Bob Sutton of Harvard Business Online.
Thanks to Kevin O’Keefe for pointing out the posts. Kevin runs an…
The Virginia Tech tradegy continues to raise awareness of the growing necessity to prevent workplace violence. Shanti Atkins of the Harassment Training Blog outlines a Seven-Step Workplace Prevention Plan for employers. Those steps include:
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Stephen R. Hampton, Executive Officer of Wage Payment and Minimum Wage for the Iowa Division of Labor offered up the following to explain the changes to Iowa’s new minimum wage law in the April 2007 edition of the Iowa Lawyer. The law took effect April 1, 2007.
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I read an excellent article by Adam Siegelhiem of Stark & Stark concerning Restrictive Covenant Agreements for Franchises. Although his post is intended for franchises it is advisable for any business to consider restrictive covenant agreements for their employees.
Somewhat surprisingly, many of the small business owners I talk with are reluctant to enter…