by Dennis Beaver | discrimination, employment, prison
March 7, 2015 • By Dennis Beaver Care to guess the population of Houston, Texas? Here’s a hint: The same number of people are in U.S. prisons, about 2.2 million, and that is a world record. That’s right, our country has more people in prison than any other, according...
by Dennis Beaver | employment
May 22, 2010 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver For readers who are on medication for high blood pressure – especially anyone who has ever worked in a restaurant – it might be a good idea to have extra tablets handy before reading today’s...
by Dennis Beaver | background checks, employment
February 28, 2015 • By Dennis Beaver “Over my 25 years of family practice in California’s Central Valley, I’ve always trusted my intuition when making a hiring decision. With two front-office employees retiring, we will soon start searching for replacements. “In this...
by Dennis Beaver | dui - drunk driving
March 14, 2015 • By Dennis Beaver Today’s story will be of special interest to families where mom and dad are financially successful and in a world where parents give their children all the “right” things that money can buy, including designer clothing, attending a...
by Dennis Beaver | attorney fees, lawyers
December 21, 2013 • By Dennis Beaver HANFORD — Over the years, two small law firms in this town have generated more questions from readers about attorney fees and billing practices than any other we have seen, and this column has reviewed bills from across the...