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...
by Dennis Beaver | business, employment, politics, workplace
September 3, 2021 • By Dennis Beaver
“Our family owns a small furniture manufacturing company in Southern California that is very much a happy, living dinosaur. We are a mini United Nations, with about 30 employees, most who have been here for decades, and the...
by Dennis Beaver | employment, judges, workplace
June 9, 2017 • By Dennis Beaver If you’ve been denied unemployment insurance benefits because your employer claimed that you were guilty of “misconduct,” then today’s story will be of special interest, for that’s what happened to “Carmen,” the 32-year-old daughter of...
by Dennis Beaver | divorce, fraud, law enforcement, lawyers, workplace
July 16, 2016 • By Dennis Beaver “My wife works at a food bank near a town where your column is widely read. She is paid $12 an hour, but doing the math, I know she is stealing money donated by generous people in our community,” Ted’s email stated. “Finding new,...
by Dennis Beaver | business, employment, retirement, workplace
April 27, 2018 • By Dennis Beaver
“I am writing you on behalf of several of us who are long-time employees at a family-owned furniture and appliance store in a small Southern California community. We are worried about the future, about this business surviving....
by Dennis Beaver | business, employment, leadership, workplace
December 10, 2021 • By Dennis Beaver
“I am CEO of a logistics company that works with shippers to streamline delivery of goods to retail businesses all across America. Our office is a beehive of activity, especially now. We need all hands on deck at all times. “Last...
