Risk Management

Play Pack Rat with Your Hiring Documentation

Jul. 5, 2016

I am sure most of you have at some point pondered shredding or even, gasp, throwing away resumes and applications...

U.S. Trends in Employment Lawsuits – CEDR’s Latest Infographic

Dec. 28, 2015

It's not fair that small to medium-sized healthcare practices are some of the most vulnerable to employment lawsuits, but it...

Avoiding Workplace Violence

Aug. 28, 2015

It’s been a couple weeks now since the tragic shooting of two television station employees in Virginia. First, let me...

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...

Your New Hire Needs HIPAA Compliance Training

Aug. 7, 2015

HIPAA. It elicits groans across the healthcare industry. But as a healthcare employer, you must stay up to date in...

How to Sue Your Employer, California Style

Jul. 14, 2015

This past weekend, CEDR was in California teaching a CE class to medical practice owners on California employment law and...

Independent Contractors vs. Employees: A Critical Distinction

Jun. 8, 2015

"Can I just classify this person as an independent contractor and issue a 1099? It’s so much easier than doing...

Document, Document, Document!

Mar. 19, 2015

As HR professionals, we hear a lot of excuses when it comes to why a personnel file is empty or...

Can I Fire For This?

Mar. 19, 2015

With employment lawsuits at an all-time high, it's more important than ever to know what you can and can't fire...

Small Business Help, or Secret Agenda?

Mar. 17, 2015

I'm sick and tired of so-called advocates for small business running a "this country sucks" lie up the flagpole in...

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...