Handbooks & Policies

The NLRB Hates Your No Gossiping Policy. Here’s Why.

Feb. 25, 2015

I keep running into this problem as we evaluate pre-existing employee handbooks for doctors, dentists and office managers across the...

Donuts and Discrimination: Avoiding Pregnancy Discrimination Lawsuits

Feb. 4, 2015

If you have ever been tempted to write your own employee handbook policies, here’s a story about a pregnancy discrimination...

Your HR To Do List

Jan. 23, 2015

When you think about your top goals for your practice this year, are any of them HR-related? They should be!...

Stripped Down to the Details, Literally! Can You Invoke the Moral Clause?

Feb. 22, 2014

I get asked a lot of questions about employee issues because it's what we do here, including questions surrounding the...

When Employee Chronic Illness Interferes: Employer Options for Protecting Productivity

Dec. 20, 2013

My office manager has been continually sick, calling out of the office for legit reasons, but she is always sick!!...

How Can You Avoid Paying Unemployment? NOT by Avoiding the Paperwork

Dec. 12, 2013

I used to joke that you could fire an employee for shooting you in the leg, but unless you could...

HR Tips to Keep the Holidays Sane

Dec. 5, 2013

There’s nothing like the holidays for combining fun and good cheer with turkey-sized helpings of stress and exhaustion. So how...