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Apr 20, 2023

Spring Cleaning

Welcome to the second quarter of 2023. Where does time go? As part of your spring cleaning, take a few minutes to check your employee...

Feb 3, 2023

Routine Maintenance

Employing people requires managing a lot of moving parts. Now that you have successfully onboarded your wonderful team, what routine...

Dec 15, 2022

Onboarding to Prevent Mutiny, Walking the Plank, and Other Unnecessary Drama

The new hire reports for duty! The chosen candidate is ready to begin producing fabulous work product, charming all of your customers,...

Aug 31, 2022

Closing the Deal

You have now identified your preferred candidates and are ready to make offers of employment. Is there anything to think about? Should...

May 23, 2022

Interviewing

You have identified your best prospects based on resumes, cover letters, work samples, and preliminary “checking around,” and now it’s...

Apr 1, 2022

Narrowing the Field

Now that you have recruited a blizzard of applications – or least a handful – how do you narrow the group to the most promising...

Jan 13, 2022

Simplified HR Audit 2022 Series

You’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, 2021

Are 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, 2021

Usher in the New Year with Care

WE ALL MADE IT TO THE END OF THE YEAR! Amidst some of the worst working conditions - almost all unexpected and unprecedented - you...

Nov 8, 2020

Back 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 6, 2020

Ways to Help Your Lawyer Help You

Best Lawyers recently notified me that I have again qualified for a national Best Lawyer recognition in two categories: Employment Law -...

Mar 11, 2020

Guidance During COVID-19 Pandemic

We 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, 2020

A Couple of Looming Deadlines: A New Federal I-9 Form and Required Texas Nonsubscriber Reporting

Pull 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, 2020

The National Labor Relations Board Has Been Busy! Three Things You Need to Know Even if Your Company

The changes below matter to you even if your workplace is not “unionized,” but is covered by the National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA”)....

Dec 19, 2019

2020 FLSA Changes Just Around the Corner

If you want to mess yourself up, ignore the Fair Labor Standards Act. That statute is a minefield even for those treading carefully. For...

Mar 30, 2019

Value 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, 2018

Managing #METOO issues: Master the Hand-off

Blood, flying Superman leaps ending in abrasions filled with ground-in track rubber, sometimes angry words, sometimes tears, often...

Feb 13, 2018

Gen Z – Direct Communication With Your Youngest Workers

Starr Thurber, LPC, LMFT and I have teamed up again to help steer you away from avoidable pitfalls with your brand new, fresh from high...