by Dennis Beaver | business, consumer, language, management, restaurant
January 24, 2025 • By Dennis Beaver We’ve all seen news stories where giant swarms of locusts descend on farmers’ fields and within minutes decimate their crops. But, did you know there is a human version? That’s right, human “locusts” devouring plate after plate,...
by Dennis Beaver | employment
June 8, 2006 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver “I am interviewing applicants for a sales position in my Eureka office. Now, you must understand that I am African-American originally from the Eastern part of our country and have lived in California for...
by Dennis Beaver | church
August 22, 2009 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver “I am writing you on behalf of several members of the congregation in a Presbyterian church located near Sacramento. There is a problem with our minister and we hope that you will be able to provide some...
by Dennis Beaver | business, career, employment, leadership
November 3, 2023 • By Dennis Beaver “Matt” emailed this question: “Do you know something I can read that would help me deal with an issue several of my employees have raised. They tell me that I am favoring the stars in our company – similar to teachers pets –instead...
by Dennis Beaver | business, family, parenting
July 7, 2025 • By Dennis Beaver Over the many years that I’ve practiced law and written a syndicated legal advice column, couples who are also business owners have asked personal questions that I am always happy to answer. Here’s a recent one: “We...
by Dennis Beaver | business, employment, workplace
August 28, 2020 • By Dennis Beaver “Jesus” phoned, wanting to speak with me. Anne, my paralegal, buzzed me, saying, “There is a guy on the phone who wants to talk with you but I can’t understand him.” It required every ounce of patience to make out what he was saying....
by Dennis Beaver | consumer, false advertising
March 17, 2012 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver It is virtually impossible to go online or open almost any magazine and not be constantly told about how some language program makes it easy to learn a foreign language “like a child learns a language,...
by Dennis Beaver | contracts
May 06, 2006 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver Last week we looked at home and business alarm systems and little known laws that come into play when law enforcement respond to a false alarm. As I mentioned, False Alarm Ordinances require the registration of...
by Dennis Beaver | false advertising
July 11, 2009 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver A restaurant advertised a two-for-one senior discount. A couple saw the ad, went in, and asked a waitress about the discount before ordering. She stated, “No, we don’t have a discount for...
by Dennis Beaver | auto repair, Bully, fraud
September 9, 2022 • By Dennis Beaver If a car dealer lets you take a car out for a test drive and it suffers catastrophic engine and transmission damage, are you responsible for the repair charges? Note, I didn’t say, “Because of something that you did wrong,” rather,...
