Ineffective billing and collections practices affect more than the bottom line. They ultimately may determine what the firm has to…
RISK MANAGEMENT
4 bad financial habits that may increase your policy premiums and your malpractice risk
October 4, 2019 by
TELECOMMUTING
8 pitfalls of letting law firm employees work from home
September 20, 2019 by
Contrary to what you might have heard in HR circles, refusing to let employees work from home will not make your law firm a dinosaur that nobody will ever want to work for. In fact, it will put you in the same position as the nearly 65 percent of…
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Immigration alert, social media, salary threshold, minimum wage, trafficking and more
September 19, 2019 by
By Mike O’Brien bio
The Social Security Administration (SSA) just announced its plan to mail a second set of…
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Salary threshold increases getting review
September 13, 2019 by
By Mike O’Brien bio
On Aug. 12, 2019, the U.S. Department of Labor sent its proposed salary threshold rule change to…
TRUST ACCOUNT
Trust account errors that could get you disbarred
August 23, 2019 by
As a law firm administrator, trust accounting issues need to be your primary concern, according to Joryn Jenkins, a collaborative divorce attorney, author and…
COMPLIANCE
How to investigate an employment-related complaint from a staffer
July 26, 2019 by
Got a complaint from an employee? Investigate it. If that complaint turns into a legal claim, part of the allegation of wrongdoing may well be that the…
COMPLIANCE
The duty to accommodate the religious beliefs of employees & job applicants
July 19, 2019 by
Federal and state laws ban employers from discriminating against employees on the basis of religion. Mere tolerance of…
COMPLIANCE
TOOL: Model Religious Accommodations Policy
July 19, 2019 by
Mere tolerance of religious differences in the workplace isn’t enough. Federal and state discrimination laws also require employers to take affirmative steps to accommodate…
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS
Some FMLA questions on using vacation time and counting to 50
July 12, 2019 by
Here are three questions on the Family and Medical Leave Act.
They are answered by Morganville, NJ, management consultant…
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Not just another HR story
June 21, 2019 by
By Lynne Curry bio
Thirty-nine years ago I leapt off the cliff, deciding to create a business that offered employers and employees assistance in handling employee challenges…
