by Dennis Beaver | embezzlement, fraud, workplace
September 3, 2016 • By Dennis Beaver “I would never have believed it! She didn’t look like an embezzler!” With those few words — often heard by police officers, private investigators and insurance adjusters — a Central California dentist who we will call “Roger” began...
by Dennis Beaver | complaint, insurance, workplace
June 17, 2022 • By Dennis Beaver “It’s a real problem,” I heard repeatedly from teachers at barber and beauty colleges across the country. They were referring to barbers and cosmetologists “becoming distracted by videos, TV news, loud music, and conversations that...
by Dennis Beaver | law enforcement, workplace
March 13, 2020 • By Dennis Beaver This is the story about how a lawyer, prosecutor, and judge worked together to teach a volatile woman respect for authority, and also, of an employer who saw great promise in an employee who very likely would have lost her job if she...
by Dennis Beaver | employment, workplace
May 3, 2014 • By Dennis Beaver “Dr. Tom,” as his patients love to call him, is a young dentist in California’s Central Valley not far from Fresno. “He is the gentlest person I could ever imagine going to,” his receptionist, Traci, e-mailed You and the Law. “I...
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 | discrimination, employment, workplace
June 24, 2022 • By Dennis Beaver While it may seem unfair, appearance – and weight – play a significant role in hiring, promotion and retention decisions. With the exception of weight that comes under the protection of the Americans with Disability Act, only Michigan...
