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...
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...
Many people would argue that diversity in the workplace, and perhaps in society as a whole, has to begin at the top. In corporations, that would be the board of directors. Overall, however, corporate boards, are still predominantly white and male. Last month,...
A controversial law called AB 5, signed by Governor Gavin Newson, went into effect on Jan. 1, 2020 -- and independent contractors and business owners alike have struggled to adapt. AB 5 was largely aimed at Uber and Lyft (along with any other companies that might...
Employee dating is common, to a large degree, because co-workers are the people that employees see most often. They may spend eight to 10 hours together every day. That’s far more than many see their friends or their own family members -- much less single people that...
