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You’re at work, at the end of an eight-hour shift and a 40-hour workweek, when your boss comes up to your desk. They know that it’s Friday and you’re just looking forward to going home, but a major project did not get finished on time. They think that it has two or...
Attendance is a key metric for how employers evaluate the usefulness and reliability of their employees. You have probably spent a career building up an excellent reputation as someone dependable by showing up to work on time every day. Unfortunately, life doesn't...
A well-written employee handbook is an essential item that many companies fail to give enough attention to. These manuals are often out of date or fail to cover what they should. Good communication is vital to the success of any business. The bigger the company gets,...
Many thousands of medical service providers bill government insurance agencies. While there are many rules in place regarding Medicare and other federal insurance billing practices, it is impossible for the federal government and regulatory agencies to oversee every...
When a nuclear engineer working for the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) had some safety concerns about the nuclear program, she voiced her opinion. That opinion, given to a TVA attorney, included the fact that she believed that her supervisor was both too...
You’ve always worked hard for your employer, but something you never expected was to be furloughed. The situation was completely out of your control, and you’re now left knowing that you will need to survive on less than you were earning before. Unemployment coverage...
Juggling work and caring for your child can be tough as times. As the work environment has been changing in Tennessee and elsewhere, you, as a parent, are faced with difficult decisions. While there are many benefits to working remotely, when a workspace is shared...
Most employees in Jackson and Eastern Tennessee probably think that what they post on their social media accounts, like Instagram, Snapchat, Facebook, Twitter and even videos on YouTube is a private affair. Even a person’s LinkedIn account, although thought of as a...
If a business starts to suffer financially, they may be quick to fire a significant amount of their workforce. Being laid off without notice is a terrible thing to go through. It could mean that you face significant financial insecurity, and you may even worry about...
Sexual harassment was once a way of life, especially for women in the workplace. Anyone who wanted to protect a career or an ability to put food on the family table had to grin and bear it, even over years of mistreatment. Now, unwanted touching and speaking in the...
