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Rights vs. wearing motorcycle helmets

by Dennis Beaver | marriage, parenting, personal injury, workplace

September 15, 2023 • By Dennis Beaver In a state that requires all motorcycle riders under 25 to wear a helmet, may an employer terminate an employee who refuses, claiming that it is his Constitutional right to ride without one? That was “Kirk’s” question. “I manage a...

Owner of junkyard dogs discovers meaning of mitigation of damages

by Dennis Beaver | animal control, business, insurance, parenting

July 8, 2022 • By Dennis Beaver The next time you have trouble falling asleep: (1) Get out of bed and find your homeowners or business owner’s insurance policy. (2) Read that section titled, “Your obligation after a loss,” and specifically the Mitigation of Damages...

Acting entitled on the job is a ticket to nowhere

by Dennis Beaver | career, employment, parenting

October 22, 2021 • By Dennis Beaver 
 Recently, for one of my articles, I interviewed Gorick Ng, Wall Street Journal Bestselling Author of The Unspoken Rules: Secrets to Starting Your Career Off Right. His book is a wonderfully useful guide for recent graduates...

How working parents fail at home, on the job

by Dennis Beaver | education, employment, parenting

May 14, 2021 • By Dennis Beaver Today’s story will be of special interest to parents – or couples looking forward to starting a family – where both want to continue working. Anyone who is in that situation now, or in the past, knows just how much of a juggling act it...

Keep fingers crossed when your kid says ‘I want to be an influencer’

by Dennis Beaver | advertising, parenting

April 13, 2021 • By Dennis Beaver  “My 16 year-old-daughter announced that she and a friend are in the process of becoming internet influencers. They have been in discussions with a small, local company that manufactures specialty dog and cat food – that we have been...

Escape from the planet of the lawyers

by Dennis Beaver | lawyers, parenting, workplace

March 12, 2021 • By Dennis Beaver  Anne buzzed me: “A 13 year-old reader is calling from Chicago. He is worried about his father who is an attorney.” Seconds later I was speaking with “Timmy.” “Mr. Beaver, my father, Hal, is a lawyer and is so sad all the time. He...
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