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Category Archives: Business Attorney
Understanding Negative Hiring Practices and How to Avoid Them
Interviewing applicants for jobs typically involves questions and sometimes testing. As an employer, you should be aware that some questions have a negative impact on certain protected classes. Protected classes are groups of people based on race, color, religion, sex, … Continue reading
Record-Keeping Actions Required When Hiring Employees
At Hans & Associates, we work with clients to prevent legal or regulatory disputes and also represent our business clients when disputes arise. We live in an administratively complex and legal world where many requirements are expected of business owners. … Continue reading
Holiday Parties: Employers’ Legal Responsibility
As the holidays roll around, it is important for employers to understand their responsibility when throwing a holiday party that involves alcoholic beverages. A case brought against the Marriott Hotel in 2009 spelled out the risks potentially involved. Marriott Sued … Continue reading
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DOL Sets Overtime Rules Affecting the Restaurant Industry Whether you own a fast food restaurant or a fine dining establishment, you must now pay your salaried workers overtime if they meet new qualifications set by the Department of Labor (DOL). … Continue reading
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Is the Job Applicant’s Age a Factor You Consider When Hiring?
As a business owner, have you heard your manager claim that someone is too old to hire for a particular job? Or, have there been discussions that a younger person would be a better candidate for any number of reasons? … Continue reading
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Dealing with Issues Involving Employee Medical Leaves When an employee asks for a medical leave, are you justified in firing the employee? Recently, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) brought a lawsuit against Dunkin’ Donuts when the owner refused to … Continue reading
Take Quick Actions When Signs of Discrimination Emerge in Your Business
All too often, business owners are not aware of their managers or supervisors engaging in discriminatory practices toward workers. When workers complain about racial or nationality slurs being made in the workplace, this is a red flag for owners to … Continue reading
EEOC’s Strategic Plan and Lawsuits Based on Widespread Discrimination
When the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) determines that a claim merits litigation based on widespread discrimination, it is not required to name specific individuals as victims of discrimination to bring a lawsuit. This was the ruling in a recent … Continue reading
STARS Act of 2015 Addresses ACA Confusion over Season Employee/Season Worker
Author: Stephen D. Hans The restaurant industry and other fields of work, such as farming, often have seasonal workers that pick up heavier work loads during more productive times of the year. The lack of clarification regarding seasonal employment has … Continue reading
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Are You an Independent or Joint Owner If You Own a Franchise Restaurant?
Author Stephen D. Hans For more than thirty years, a line was drawn that differentiated a franchiser and franchisee. The relationship between the two served each other well. Entrepreneurs looking to start a business found security in the franchiser relationship. … Continue reading
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