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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...
Apr 20, 2023


Routine Maintenance
Employing people requires managing a lot of moving parts. Now that you have successfully onboarded your wonderful team, what routine...
Feb 3, 2023


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,...
Dec 15, 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...
Aug 31, 2022


Interviewing
You have identified your best prospects based on resumes, cover letters, work samples, and preliminary “checking around,” and now it’s...
May 23, 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...
Apr 1, 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...
Jan 13, 2022


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.
Nov 17, 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...
Jan 1, 2021


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...
Nov 8, 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 -...
Sep 7, 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 12, 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 6, 2020


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! ...
Mar 31, 2019


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...
Dec 9, 2018
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