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Preventing Unemployment Claims
Employers are often surprised at how easily a former employee can establish a successful unemployment claim. With respect to unemployment claims, the largest misconception among employers is that terminating an employee for substandard performance will disqualify the...
Enforcing Rest Breaks and Meal Periods
Restaurants, coffee shops, hair salons, call centers, and customer-focused offices often have “just enough” staffing on hand at any given time. Limited staffing makes it challenging to relieve an employee for a rest period or meal break. An employee who leaves the...Non-Compete Agreements: Should Your Company Have One?
A recent news story discussed a sandwich restaurant chain requiring its workers to sign non-compete agreements, which essentially state that if a worker leaves, they cannot get a new job at another sandwich restaurant chain within 3 miles of the restaurant for two...
