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You probably take great pains to avoid hiring problematic employees. A worker with a bad attitude or discriminatory behavior toward other staff members could be a massive source of liability for your business. If one of your workers alleges that one of their...
People who wait tables in restaurants are often depended upon tips to earn a living. This means that they have to do what they can to make their customers happy. While many people who visit restaurants base their tips solely on the quality of the service of their...
Does your small business really need an employee handbook? As a business owner, you may wonder if there's any point in drafting an employee handbook. You suspect that many of your employees will barely thumb through it. Just the same, these handbooks do have value. A...
Pregnancy discrimination happens in many different ways. Some women who are visibly pregnant may struggle to find companies that are willing to hire them. Women already employed when they become pregnant may discover that their employer is not willing to offer them...
You know that you cannot discriminate against employees when hiring them, firing them, giving out promotions, setting pay scales and the like. All employees deserve to be treated equally. That said, you may have some questions about specific protected classes. You...
Discrimination comes in many different forms. People can face unfair treatment because of personal factors that they have no control over, like their race or their gender. Federal employment law prohibits businesses from discriminating against workers for certain...
Open offices have really become more popular in the last decade and a half. Many businesses have shifted away from having offices and cubicles, and they now offer large rooms with open tables and workstations. It creates a more community-based environment. The reason...
At-will employment means that you can be fired for almost any reason or none at all. Rather than laying out reasons that people can be fired, the government simply mandates why they cannot be fired. You cannot be fire due to something like your gender, your race, your...
You were pretty sure that you were the last person your former employee would put down as a reference -- until the phone call came. You know their new potential employer is trying to avoid hiring a bad employee, but you’re not sure what you can say. Will the truth get...
Employment laws vary drastically from state to state. While California does not enforce any kind of non-compete agreement or restrictive covenant, Nevada does allow restrictive covenants as part of employment contracts. However, non-compete agreements are subject to...