by Dennis Beaver | business, contractor, employees, employment, Workers Comp Insurance, workplace
June 3, 2025 • By Dennis Beaver “Mr. Beaver, my wife and I are very active 85-year-old semiretired architects. We are still running our own business, but on a greatly reduced basis. We have no full-time employees. Once in a while, if we have to be out of town or if...
by Dennis Beaver | employees, employment, medicine, workplace
March 27, 2025 • By Dennis Beaver This is one of the worst flu seasons in many years. A few days ago, infectious specialist “Dr. M” called from NYU Langone and asked that I discuss the risks to co-workers, when someone with a cold or the flu uses over-the-counter...
by Dennis Beaver | consultant, education, employment, human resources, management, social media
March 4, 2025 • By Dennis Beaver Recently, I was invited to speak about navigating etiquette and work culture at the 2025 California State University Bakersfield Career Conference hosted by SHRM (Society for Human Resource Management). I’ll be presenting alongside Dr....
by Dennis Beaver | business, career, employment, workplace
December 31, 2024 • By Dennis Beaver We’ve all heard of job offers being withdrawn or people being fired after employers discover an applicant or employee has lied or exaggerated their qualifications, education, work history, required skills or references. But what...
by Dennis Beaver | employees, employment, financial, management
October 4, 2024 • By Dennis Beaver If you were to ask just about any business owner if their employees should receive equal pay for equal work or could be paid differently, based on gender, race, color, religion, and national origin, I’m certain that most would reply,...
by Dennis Beaver | discrimination, employment, lawsuit, scam
September 3, 2024 • By Dennis Beaver Today’s story will be of special interest to anyone who has been fired and encouraged to sue for wrongful termination. “In our sue-happy society, where the boss is always wrong and employees think they have a right to a job — which...
