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One of the trickiest moments in HR is when your investigation shows that your department is implicated. In today’s Advisor, Denise Kay, Esq., tackles that challenge, and we get a look at a special program just for smaller HR departments. Kay, who is SPHR certified, is president of Employment Practices Solutions, Inc., in Lakewood, Colorado. […]
The following is a list of the bestselling hardcover business books as ranked by the Wall Street Journal with data from Nielsen BookScan on May 3. 1.The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine by Michael Lewis. The sequel to #1 best-selling Liar’s Poker examines the issue of who understood the risk inherent in the assumption […]
Why do employers fail to investigate? asks Denise Kay, Esq. “The number one reason is that they don’t know what to do. Employers are especially fearful when agencies are involved.” Typical reasons that managers fail to even start an investigation, says Kay, are: They think it’s cut and dried, so there’s no need for an […]
Litigation Value: $250,000 for assault, battery, intentional infliction of emotional distress, negligent hiring, and negligent entrustment. Well, folks, the quintessential horndog — Michael Scott — is back on the stick. And this week, he didn’t disappoint. Michael’s recent announcement that this may be his final year sitting in the boss chair makes us wonder who will replace him; as […]