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    • About Our Firm
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Should Every Employer Have an Employee Handbook?

Does your business have an employee handbook for your employees? Should it? Let’s look at the advantages of having one: Advantages of an Employee Handbook A well written employee handbook... read more →
  • August 5, 2016
  • Kainen, Escalera & McHale
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Constructive Discharge. What Is It? And What It Means For Employers

Constructive discharge – also referred to as constructive termination, is essentially a claim of wrongful termination. A wrongful constructive dismissal occurs when, instead of firing an employee, the employer makes working conditions so intolerable that... read more →
  • July 22, 2016
  • Kainen, Escalera & McHale
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Need to Fire an Employee. Follow this Advice to Avoid a Lawsuit.

You’ve reached the point where it’s clear you need to let an underperforming member of your staff go… never a pleasant task. In fact, firing is considered by many to... read more →
  • June 30, 2016
  • Kainen, Escalera & McHale
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Employers Now Banned From Seeking Arrest History on Job Applications

If you own or run a business – chances are that one of your top concerns is the safety of your employees and the business itself. So it would be... read more →
  • June 21, 2016
  • Kainen, Escalera & McHale
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Would You Pay Employees an Eight Hour Rate to Work Six?

We have written often about federal and state wage laws employers are required to follow. They can be complicated to say the least. Well, what if you were required to... read more →
  • June 17, 2016
  • Kainen, Escalera & McHale
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Employer-Provided Leave As An Accommodation For Disabled Employees

  Are you an employer confused about when you may need to provide leave to a disabled employee as a reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)? You... read more →
  • June 10, 2016
  • Kainen, Escalera & McHale
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Tips for Handling Complaints Against Employees

Whether you run a large global operation or a small business, if you have employees, you are bound to encounter instances when one employee complains about another – or when... read more →
  • June 3, 2016
  • Kainen, Escalera & McHale
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Overtime Rules Change in a Big Way…

The U.S. Labor Department has now made official something that has been in the works since 2014 – significant changes to the rules for determining which workers are eligible for... read more →
  • May 26, 2016
  • Kainen, Escalera & McHale
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How Has the Millennial Generation Impacted Your Workforce And What Will Generation Z Bring??

The Baby Boom generation was the largest ever born – numbering 76 million. That all changed when they started having babies. Baby boomers begot the Millennial Generation (born during the... read more →
  • May 13, 2016
  • Kainen, Escalera & McHale
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Are You Managing Your Employee Records Properly?

Every employer should maintain personnel records on each and every employee to document the employment relationship. These records are important because they provide a paper trail of an employee's background,... read more →
  • April 22, 2016
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