Resources
The Employer's Guide to Getting It Right
Employment law, HR documentation, and how to protect your business.
Written for business owners, not attorneys.
Employment law
The 90-Day Rule: Why Most Retaliation Claims Start With Timing
What "temporal proximity" means, and why courts treat a termination within 90 days of a protected event as near-automatic evidence of retaliation.
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California
CA Employers: The 5 Most Expensive Mistakes at Termination
From immediate final pay requirements to Cal-COBRA and the DE 2320: what California employers get wrong, and what it costs them.
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The meeting
What to Actually Say in a Termination Meeting (And What Never to Say)
The three sentences that end every wrongful termination conversation before it starts, and the five things that turn a clean firing into a lawsuit.
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Documentation
Why "He Wasn't a Good Fit" Is the Most Expensive Phrase in Employment Law
Vague termination reasons are more dangerous than no reason at all. Here's what courts do with them, and what to say instead.
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FMLA
Can I Fire Someone Who Is on FMLA? The Real Answer.
The short answer is: sometimes. The longer answer involves documentation, timing, and an understanding of what "interfere" actually means under federal law.
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Small business
The Paper Trail That Wins (and the One That Loses)
A documentation guide for small business owners who can't afford full-time HR, and what two pieces of paper can make all the difference in litigation.
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