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
April 20, 2018 by
COMPLIANCE
How to investigate an employment-related complaint from a staffer
April 6, 2018 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…
RISK MANAGEMENT
Six easy ways to open the door to a malpractice claim
March 2, 2018 by
Answering a malpractice claim is a wretched experience that worsens as it goes along, because once a client files a malpractice claim…
SEXUAL HARASSMENT
Sexual harassment in the workplace: how your practice’s policy can make a difference
February 2, 2018 by
Employees are more likely to report sexual harassment they witness at work when there is a zero-tolerance policy in place, according to a new study conducted by…
MANAGING THE OFFICE
To-Dos: Your February office checklist
January 26, 2018 by
February might be a short month, but there’s a lot packed into it. Fortunately, this year you have an extra day to help you get it all done.
Here are 7 areas you can tackle this month to help improve profits, protect the firm, and boost morale…
SEXUAL HARASSMENT
5 blind spots in sexual harassment policies and how to fix them
January 20, 2018 by
Recent months have witnessed the morphing of workplace sexual harassment prevention from legal requirement to moral imperative. And while the current fervor is…
MANAGING STAFF
When an employee has body odor
January 5, 2018 by
Q: I don’t know how to say this delicately, so I’ll get right to the point. A staffer at our practice has terrible body odor. Her B.O. is so bad that several other staffers have approached me, saying they don’t want to work with her. Also, they have asked me to…
MANAGING THE OFFICE
Is ACA employer reporting still required for 2017 tax year? Are you sure?
December 29, 2017 by
Ever since it was signed into law in 2010, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has been the subject of much concern—and confusion—for employers. This past year has been…
COMPLIANCE
The 10 assumptions NOT to make when doing your OSHA 300s
December 8, 2017 by
December is here and it’s time for the logs. No, not the yule logs—the OSHA 300 logs! It’s time to get the…
