by Dennis Beaver | ADA, business, employment
March 24, 2023 • By Dennis Beaver “Rex,” the hiring manager of a Midwest financial services firm, phoned asking if I had a minute to discuss something that he had never before faced: “How do I respond to a job applicant who feels that, if hired, she has a right to...
by Dennis Beaver | business, insurance, insurance claim, weather
March 17, 2023 • By Dennis Beaver The ferocious storms that continue to pummel California and much of the nation have resulted in massive insurance claims by thousands of business and property owners. Often, this is the first time they have ever been faced with filing...
by Dennis Beaver | business, consumer, employment, workplace
March 10, 2023 • By Dennis Beaver As the business world is gradually returning to normal, rewarding employees with incentives is a priority for many companies. Research has shown that when kept happy, whether through recognition, free trips or experiential rewards,...
by Dennis Beaver | business, drug use, employment
March 3, 2023 • By Dennis Beaver One of the strangest phone calls I’ve received thus far in 2023 was from “Rudy,” who called to ask if a private business’ ban against him could be lifted. He began our conversation with, “Can you get a ban they have on me removed?”...
by Dennis Beaver | fraud, insurance
February 24, 2023 • By Dennis Beaver For anyone who claims injuries from an accident or owns or rents insured real property, should it suffer damage or a theft loss, there is always a chance that you will be required to attend an Examination under Oath (EUO) by a...
by Dennis Beaver | business, dui - drunk driving, education
February 17, 2023 • By Dennis Beaver You likely have never heard of Keith Nothacker, or BACtrack, the company he founded in 2001 during his senior year at the University of Pennsylvania where he was an economics major. And that’s OK with him, because Keith knows his...
by Dennis Beaver | accounting, business, patent
February 10, 2023 • By Dennis Beaver It is more than the American dream. Many would say that it is our birthright: starting a business. “Regardless of what kind of business,” observes Bakersfield-based CPA Michael Stevenson. “The risk of failure should always be kept...
by Dennis Beaver | consumer, lawyers, technology
February 3, 2023 • By Dennis Beaver “Mr. Beaver, I’ve been reading about AI — Artificial Intelligence — and Chat GPT that you can talk to and which, because of its enormous database, can actually function as a lawyer, providing advice or even help you manage a lawsuit...
by Dennis Beaver | court, judges, lawyers
January 27, 2023 • By Dennis Beaver We often hear, “Justice is Blind.” The saying refers to the way judges and juries are required to make decisions based only on the information presented to them, rather than on personal experiences, or who they like most. This...
by Dennis Beaver | employment, healthcare, workplace
January 20, 2023 • By Dennis Beaver The cost of obesity to American business is staggering, running into the billions of dollars and impacts all employers through increased rates of health and workers compensation insurance. So, how much control, if any, may employers...
