by Dennis Beaver | business, career, employment
March 11, 2022 • By Dennis Beaver
“The news is filled with stories of employees refusing to come back to work, jumping ship to another employer, or trying their luck at becoming entrepreneurs,” observes Gorick Ng, the Wall Street Journal Bestselling Author of The...
by Dennis Beaver | business, complaint, consumer
March 4, 2022 • By Dennis Beaver
“Be it a mom and pop neighborhood store or a Fortune 500 corporation, the surest way of getting into legal hot water is operating on an assumption that you understand the law as it applies to your business, failing to seek legal...
by Dennis Beaver | author, book, thought, voice
February 18, 2022 • By Dennis Beaver
“Would you like to try something interesting? Asks University of Michigan Psychology Professor Ethan Kross. “Imagine what it would be like to not be able to silently repeat a phone number in your head, or remind yourself what’s...
by Dennis Beaver | dating, employment, healthcare, safe deposit box
February 11, 2022 • By Dennis Beaver
When 70 year-old Scott met 50 year-old Dora, “It was love at first sight, combined with a large dose of humor,” she said. “We were on different teams at a bowling alley, and I still remember the look on his face when he first saw...
by Dennis Beaver | contracts, family law, horse, veterinary
February 4, 2022 • By Dennis Beaver
For anyone considering the purchase of a horse, today’s story will be especially relevant and began with emails from “Kent” and “Miranda.” Kent wrote: “A few months ago someone suggested that a great way of dealing with all the...
by Dennis Beaver | divorce, family law, marriage
January 28, 2022 • By Dennis Beaver
Anyone who is about to say “I do” has probably heard, “With divorce rates so high, you need to protect yourself with a prenup.” But do you really need one? Today’s story began with a call from my client, Reggie, whose son Jake —...
by Dennis Beaver | homeowner's insurance, insurance, insurance claim
January 21, 2022 • By Dennis Beaver
The proper smoke and carbon monoxide (CO) alarms can mean the difference between having a home to live in and employees not out of a job because the boss wasn’t one of the 80% of deaths from home fires that occur between the hours...
by Dennis Beaver | doctor, healthcare, medicine
January 14, 2022 • By Dennis Beaver
“Mr. Beaver, we just received a text from our family doctor that is disturbing,” said “Chelsea,” calling me Monday, Dec. 27 from a small Southern town that has one of the lowest rates of COVID vaccination. “I found your column...
by Dennis Beaver | employment, tattoos
January 7, 2022 • By Dennis Beaver
May an employer require employees to cover up visible tattoos or remove piercings while on the job? That was the question from “Sal” who manages a health and fitness spa in the Pacific Northwest. Frazzled, he called my office,...