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Protecting trade secrets when terminating employees

January 21st, 2019 by Stan Hill at Polsinelli

They are called secrets for a reason, and if you want to keep them so, Stan Hill has four tips for you: Cut the cord, but not too soon Remind the employee about confidentiality Gather devices $ incentives? Read More

RIFs are NOT a cure all for crappy performance management

January 18th, 2019 by Fiona Ong at Shawe Rosenthal

Some employers view a reduction in force as an apparently easy and clean way to get rid of employees they do not want – like poor performers, who have not been properly performance-managed. Don't be one of those employers. Fiona Ong shares why. And stay tuned, same Bat-time, same Bat-station (or at least...Read More

Paying tipped employees no longer requires 80 or 20

January 17th, 2019 by Darin Williams at Laner Muchin

If you pay tipped employees, you are familiar with the 80/20 rule. Lucky for you, that familiarity is no longer necessary because the DOL has reissued a 2009 opinion letter that essentially abandons the 80/20 tip credit rule. Darin Williams clarifies the abandoning. Read More