Human Resources
Here's the materials from my May 2014 "Sink or Swim With Social Media: Legal Workplace Issues" presentation for Assurance University. It's a 56-slide PowerPoint analyzing court & regulatory agency rulings concerning who owns work-related accounts & content, & what employers can & should do to manager their employee & business' social media activities. Unfortunately, the [...]
Here's the materials from my "How to Hire an Employee." Click here to be taken to the handout (PDF-7 pages). One of the feedback responses I received asked for a step-by-step guide on how to hire an employee or independent contractor. Below is the followup email that I sent to all attendees. I touched on [...]
On June 6th, from 9:30 AM - 11 AM, I'll be at Chicago's City Hall, #805, presenting on How to Hire an Employee. Thanks to the City of Chicago's Small Business Center for setting this up. Here's their official description: This workshop will answer all of your questions in an interactive presentation focusing on issues concerning [...]
While preparing for my upcoming social media & law presentation (see below for details), I was reading through one of the most recent National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) decisions regarding social media & labor law (Kroger, 07–CA–098566, 4/22/14). After reading this decision & other NLRB stuff, it strikes me that the NLRB is really out [...]
In my practice, I see a lot of trends where the quantity of certain behaviors or issues seem to run in cycles. Lately, I've seen a lot of "creep" & "jerk" issues arise in businesses. This happens when a business has a very difficult employee who behaves like a creep & a jerk, yet their [...]
