Sexual Harassment, Privacy & Technology and Your Handbook
As a young lawyer (yes, I know that was a LONG time ago), I remember having heated debates with the firm’s partners about implementing...
Workplace Issues: Who needs a CSI when you have Uncle Ed
CSI is one of the most popular shows on television. It spawned a number of spinoffs: CSI:NY, CSI: Miami and, now, CSI Cyber. Regardless...
Purple Communications-Employers see Red
“Back in the Day, ” as my daughter calls it, we wrote letters and sent them by “snail mail.” That has changed. Email has replaced the...
Small town PUD hit with almost $2 million in claims.
For those of you that don’t live in the Pacific Northwest, Clatskanie, Oregon is a small community where the Clatskanie River enters the...
Common Handbook Mistakes #4
It is important for an employer to be clear about the nature and scope of the work relationship. Relying on your workforce to read your...
Common Handbook Mistake #3
Communication is a two way street. It is not just the message that you send it also involves how the recipient perceives the message....
Common Handbook Mistakes #2
I know this next handbook mistake is going to make everyone think that I am related to the Grinch that stole Christmas. Other than a...
Common Handbook Mistakes
This post will be the first in a series of posts on common mistakes that employers make when they prepare a handbook. Contrary to...
Chronically Late Employees
We have all been late. Sometimes it is the traffic, sometimes it is your inability to get the kids out to the school bus on time, and...
Surging Economy spurs Non-Compete Issues
Four years ago, during what is now being referred to as the Great Recession, employees were glad to have a job. Forget about whether it...
