Employment

A multi-chapter resource about how terminating employees is part of business management. There is a right way to do this and a way that opens your business up to legal risk. These posts discuss how employers can terminate employees while protecting their business.

Many businesses allow their employees to “Bring Your Own Device” (BYOD) for work purposes. There are upsides and concerns in BYOD. Employers should carefully develop a BYOD policy to protect their business.

As a business owner it’s important to understand what OSHA is, how it works, which companies are required to comply by law, and the claims that could be raised against an employer. This post addresses all of these issues.

Many employers do criminal background checks on prospective employees. But if something comes up that is a concern, how can an employer legitimately respond?

Learn more about how the General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)’s memo, Guidance on Handbook Rules Post-Boeing, may impact your business’s employment handbook in a generally positive way.

This post discusses the importance of a social media policy for your company and highlights key considerations when developing such a policy.

Thinking of letting someone at your company go? While there are often many considerations when you have to fire an employee, here are five key points to cover.

We’d like to introduce Kim Levings, a management and leadership coach. What does this have to do with law? Most legal problems are personal—or personnel—problems gone to seed. Read Kim’s advice on how to deal with the weeds in your firm.

Colorado law prohibits employers from asking for their employees’ social media passwords. Learn more about the law’s requirements in this post.

This post cautions about what not to do in an internal employment investigation and provides four helpful tips to avoid mishandling a complaint of sexual harassment.