DEALING WITH THE THREAT OF VIOLENCE IN THE WORKPLACE by Stephen Linzer If one of your employees calls you an obscene name and threatens to kill you, firing him or her might seem to be the appr...

EMPLOYEE CONDUCT AND THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT by Don Phin Most employees with disabilities can maintain acceptable conduct in the workplace. However, on occasion, some employee...

EMPLOYMENT LAW: CLEARING THE MINEFIELDS by Donald Phin The way I look at it, most of today's employment lawyers (like most other professionals) do a poor job of working on their business...

FIRING WITHOUT FEAR: AVOIDING WRONGFUL TERMINATION LAWSUITS by Beth Schroeder and Andrew Kaplan Historically, the basic rule in this country has been that an employer could discharge an...

INSURANCE AGENCIES AND THE EMPLOYMENT CIVIL RIGHTS LAWS OF CALIFORNIA AND THE NINTH CIRCUIT, PART 1 by Francis G. Willmarth, J.D. Could your agency be the target of a $1 million employment civ...

INSURANCE AGENCIES AND THE EMPLOYMENT CIVIL RIGHTS LAWS OF CALIFORNIA AND THE NINTH CIRCUIT, PART 2 by Francis G. Willmarth This article addresses the latest trends regarding the employment ci...

A variety of laws govern extended employee absences. Many states have equivalent legislation. These federal and state laws share a common theme: The worker’s needs come first. In this document, Don Phin advises you to maintain compliance, and to go beyond the letter of the law to retain loyal workers.