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Firing an employee isn't always cut and dry. Learn your rights before you get burned.
Employers may not fire, demote, harass or retaliate against an individual for asserting their rights under state and federal antidiscrimination laws. Firing an employee isn't always cut and dry. Learn your rights before you end up getting burned.
Section: Best Practices, February 2008
Tags: employee termination,
Ed Debevics,
IntelliTouch,
Title VII,
Title 29,
employment,
termination,
employees,
legal
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Today's dress codes range from Gucci to garters. Are there any limits?
If you order a Buckin’ Bronco Macchiato at Cowgirls Espresso in Tukwila, Washington, you’ll be greeted by a waitress in a short, sheer baby-doll negligee and coordinated panties. While a provocative dress code might fly at his trendy business in the Northwest, it would never work for a successful law firm; a business needs to gauge what attire will be right for the audience and the circumstance.
Section: Best Practices, Fall 2007
Tags: legal,
advice,
business,
uniforms,
hooters,
dress,
code
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Despite the introduction of new legislation to help small business owners, crippling lawsuits are still a real concern. Learn how a good umbrella insurance plan can protect your assets.
Despite the introduction of new legislation to help small business owners, crippling lawsuits are still a real concern. Learn how a good umbrella insurance plan can protect your assets.
Section: Best Practices, April 2008
Tags: insurance,
umbrella insurance,
legal,
Nationwide,
Baumgarten,
liability,
lawsuit
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Minimize your risk of an intellectual property lawsuit by covering all your bases.
An intellectual property lawsuit can devastate your business. Cover all your bases and minimize your risk of a lawsuit.
Section: Best Practices, June 2008
Tags: lawsuit,
intellectual property,
copyright,
trademark,
patent,
legal
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Even entrepreneurs need to have company rules in writing. It could offer protection in the event of a lawsuit.
An employee handbook provides far more than general expectations about dress code, attendance and benefits. It can also communicate the core values of a business.
Section: Best Practices, Sep/Nov 2008
Tags: handbook,
policy,
rules,
HR,
employees,
lawsuit,
legal,
EEOC,
harassment,
Walters,
HR Works
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