by Kellie Boysen | Feb 7, 2019 | For Employers, Policies
Medical Marijuana in the Workplace While it is still against federal law to carry marijuana, for medicinal purposes it is now legal in 32 states plus the District of Columbia. How does this impact our workplaces? Must we allow employees to use it? As with everything...
by Kellie Boysen | Oct 25, 2017 | Employee Management, For Employers, Policies
Times have changed since charcoal three piece suits (with only white or blue shirts) and bow tie blouses were the expectation for professionals at work. In some industries they still stand, but for the most part working attire has evolved to a more casual mode. In...
by Kellie Boysen | Oct 22, 2017 | For Employers, Our Blog, Policies
It started with one woman’s willingness to speak out about an incident of sexual assault by a colleague. Next several media celebrities discovered that harassment and assault can cut short even a storied career. Now more and more people, mostly women but not all, some...
by Kellie Boysen | Oct 12, 2017 | Employee Management, For Employers, Healthcare, Our Blog, Policies
Most of the time this blog is dedicated to helping leaders help people go from good to better in job performance. But sometimes there are obstacles that prevent individuals from performing to their potential, some that are more involved than a supervisor can fully...
by Kellie Boysen | Aug 8, 2017 | Employee Management, For Employers, General, Our Blog, Policies
Are any and all employee opinions allowed at work? If you have been reading the newspaper or social media over the past few days you have seen an article about an employee at Google, who published a manifesto about the unsuitability of women to the IT workplace. He...
by Kellie Boysen | Jul 3, 2017 | Compliance, Employee Management, Hiring & Firing, Our Blog, Policies
Are you thinking that independent contractors or outsourcing might be the key to your business growth? Watch out, because you might be misusing the independent contractor classification, and that can create some fairly sizable legal and financial risks for your...
