Shouting “You’re fired!” and sticking a finger in the face of your soon-to-be former employee is no way to conduct business.  No business should ever imitate the style of a tight fisted, tantrum throwing tycoon who won’t even buy a decent toupee. 

Creating and Enforcing Non-Competes

If you are a business owner that has invested resources in hiring and training your employees, or given them access to valuable proprietary information during their employment, then you should take some steps to protect that investment.

Conducting Effective Employee Investigations

Whether you’re conducting an employee investigation into sexual harassment, embezzlement or any other kind of improper conduct occurring with employees during work hours or on work property, there are four key elements to an effective investigation. 

PROTECTING YOUR TRADE SECRETS, Part 1

No sensible businessperson would leave money lying around the office or keys to the company car in the ignition. But sometimes the most important assets of a company, its “trade secrets,” are left completely unprotected.

PROTECTING YOUR TRADE SECRETS, Part 2

Imagine one of your employees leaves for the competition or starts their own competing business with your market strategies or ideas for new products.