Handbooks & Policies

Top 10 Good Policies Your Employee Handbook SHOULD Include

Jul. 29, 2016

We’ve been having far too much fun lately creating “top ten” lists. Here's a countdown of 10 good policies you...

Smile! Or Don’t! Positivity Policies and the NLRB

Jul. 28, 2016

The NLRB, an organization whose negativity regularly sends chills down our spines,, recently came down hard on positivity policies. You...

Who Gets Paid When Your Office Closes Due to Disasters or Inclement Weather?

Jan. 25, 2016

When you were a kid, a bout of bad weather usually felt like a blessing. After all, all that mattered...

“Update Your Employee Handbook,” Say All Experts, Everywhere

Jan. 22, 2016

Have you updated your medical or dental employee handbook policies for 2016? HR and legal experts everywhere agree on this...

Will an Employee Handbook Template Save You Money?

Aug. 21, 2015

Give me 5 minutes, and I’ll turn a $49 investment into $40,000. Recently, we asked ourselves, does anyone have a...

What Can California Practice Owners Learn from a Made-Up Tech Company?

Jun. 19, 2015

The world of HBO’s Silicon Valley is very different from the world most of us live in. There, so-called “brogrammers”...

How Strong is Your Employee Cell Phone Policy?

May. 19, 2015

Many of us are attached to our cell phones and a tap or two away from our social media accounts...

Social Media Policies at Work

Apr. 7, 2015

What would you do, or what does your policy say you will do, if you discover an employee is regaling...

The “Facebook Firing” Case: How Far Employers May Go On Social Media Restriction Policies

Mar. 22, 2015

The use of social networking sites like Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, LinkedIn, and others has been nothing short of a connectivity...

Right to Work vs. At-Will

Mar. 22, 2015

My HR expert told me I don't need to worry about my employee handbook and don't need to update it...

Employees Milking the Clock

Mar. 22, 2015

Sometimes it's a challenge of getting everyone to clock in and out properly. Below are a few notes on issues...

Key Provisions of Non-Compete and Non-Solicitation Agreements

Mar. 19, 2015

Non-compete and Non-solicitation Agreements are now largely standard in corporate America, but have not yet fully migrated to the smaller...