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Unconscionable Employment Contracts: What Aspiring Broadcast Journalists Need to Know Before Signing

by Dennis Beaver | contracts, employees, employment, ethics, student, TV

Some newly graduated broadcast journalists are finding themselves trapped in low-paying newsroom roles because of predatory contracts that impose heavy financial penalties if they try to leave. June 22, 2026  • By Dennis Beaver My paralegal let me know I had a call...

What makes the right billing/collections person?

by Dennis Beaver | employment, workplace

May 10, 2014   •  By Dennis Beaver Last time we told you about Dr. Tom, a busy dentist in Central California with “a monumental collections tooth ache, well on the way to needing a root canal,” in the opinion of one of our nations foremost business consultants, Gary...

What not to do when discovering employee theft

by Dennis Beaver | embezzlement, employment, theft, workplace

September 21, 2018 • By Dennis Beaver You’ve just discovered that an employee has been stealing cash and you want every cent back. To recover that money, several options are available, but one could get you in big trouble. We’ll tell you what it is in a moment, but...

What Small Business Owners–And Employees–Need To Know About Auto Insurance

by Dennis Beaver | auto insurance, business, employment

February 21, 2020 • By Dennis Beaver Today’s story will be of special interest to: (1) Business owners–or anyone considering going out on their, where: (2) Their own car or an employee’s vehicle might be used for business purposes. With this in mind, how do you answer...

When an employee dies who gets the final paycheck?

by Dennis Beaver | employment, fraud

July 03, 2009 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver When Rick Adams of Lemoore was driving home close to 10 in the evening on May 14 he had no way of knowing that within a matter of weeks he would be directly responsible for an answer to an important legal issue...

When in Costco, don’t forget your manners

by Dennis Beaver | consumer, employment, workplace

June 28, 2014   •  By Dennis Beaver “My sister and I live in Central California and were recently hired as Food Demonstrators at Costco,” Sara’s e-mail stated. “Several years ago, civil war broke out in our country, and we thank the U.S. government for allowing...
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