Seasonal Hiring: Not a Good Time to Be Lax By Michael Cormier Spring is finally here. The season when thoughts turn to warm weather, baseball, and blooming plant life. And if you’re in HR, seasonal hiring. For a lot of industry, especially retail, spring is a busy time. Obvious examples are nurseries and the big […]
By Michael Cormier, Attorney-At-Law What your employees do outside the workplace may seem like none of your business, and in most cases it isn’t. But when a worker’s extracurricular activities affect his or her performance on the job, that’s a whole different ball game. This is especially true of substance abuse: Nothing can harm a […]
Written by: Michael Cormier It’s a well-known fact that hiring the wrong person can be a costly mistake. Lost hiring time, lost training time, not to mention the cost of providing wages and benefits to an unproductive employee. But that’s just the proverbial tip of the iceberg. We’re talking about employer liability, of course – […]