March 2, 2016

Your Non-Disclosure Agreements May Not Be Enforceable Under New Ruling

So I tried to come up with a great personal lead in to this blog post. But frankly, this decision has so many implications for my clients that I couldn't find the right story to lead into such an important change in the law. Protecting a Company's confidential...

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October 5, 2015

Back in the Saddle: A PSA and Independent Contractors

Happy fall! For my loyal readers, you have likely realized that I have not updated this blog for several months. This is because in April I was diagnosed with stage 1 estrogen receptive breast cancer. Over the last six months I have undergone surgery and...

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May 15, 2014

Important Supervisor Training: Emails Are Documents Too

A As Human Resources professionals and small business owners, we have become accustomed over time to training our supervisors and managers on sexual harassment, equal opportunity and affirmative action/diversity topics. We may also train them on important...

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December 17, 2013

5 Tips for a Better Employee Handbook

'Tis the Season for silver bells, tinsel, holiday parties, cookies at the coffee station (I drop by at least three times a day to see what new delights have appeared since my last trip), and the Grinch (read one of last year's holiday posts for more on the...

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November 18, 2013

Why and How to Have Effective Performance Evaluations

Before long the holidays will be upon us—we will be consumed with turkeys, trees, latkes, candles, presents, and family. Meanwhile, sitting, languishing in our email or in our office in-boxes will be performance evaluations we were supposed to have...

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