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The Seattle Paid Sick Time and Paid Safe Time Ordinance goes into effect on September 1, 2012. The Ordinance will require that employers with more than 4 full time equivalent employees provide to employees who work in Seattle specified amounts of accrued, job-protected paid time off for personal illness, family care and other purposes. The Ordinance applies to businesses across the Puget Sound region, and each must review their sick leave policies for compliance wtih the ordinance.
The Seattle Paid Sick Time and Paid Safe Time Ordinance goes into effect on September 1, 2012. The Ordinance will require that employers with more than 4 full time equivalent employees provide to employees who work in Seattle specified amounts of accrued, job-protected paid time off for personal illness, family care and other purposes.
Every private sector employer that employs more than four full time equivalent employees, at least one of whom performs work in Seattle, is covered by the law. …
When a contract dispute arises, it is usually best to get past it quickly so you can get on with growing your business. Using a "rocket docket" arbitration clause in your contracts can help you achieve this result.
I'm not a fan of arbitration. I have found that it costs just as much if not more than a court battle, and you cannot appeal an arbitration gone bad. These are serious issues that every business owner and executive should discuss with their attorney.
I'm also not a fan of court battles because they take so long and cost so much. When it comes to the consumption of pay by the hour legal services, time is money, and time is serious money when the trial date is 18 months away.
Here is a…
You and/or your clients may be interested in this free teleconference I'm holding along with my colleague Richard Citrin on Wednesday, the 10th. The topic is business resiliency. Crisis is bound to happen no matter how hard you try and prevent it. The real key to success is how resilient you and your organization are. Join Richard and me for this very important topic.
Register here for the free teleconference - space limited
Date - Wednesday August 10, 2011
Teleconference Time - 12:00pm Pacific / 3:00 pm Eastern
Are you and your business "resilient?"
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How do your people and your organization manage workplace challenges and even crises?
Traditional approaches suggest that by…
Risk management only goes so far. The real test is crisis response. If you're not good at it, you're liable to lose everything. This article will give you three principles to improve and enhance your program.
Decisions made in real time more often than not…are really bad.
When crisis occurs, and it will every year, how you respond to it will ultimately determine your survival. If you're a small business, you don't get the cash flow, cash reserves, resources, or human assets that your larger brethren in the corporate world do. A sudden loss of cash flow, ability to operate, or reputation damage can literally kill your business regardless of how much insurance you have.
The newspapers and…
Good streaks seldom last forever either in tennis or in risk management. Be prepared for your crisis and bouncing back...
When Jo-Wilfried Tsonga upset Roger Federer at Wimbledon the other day, he snapped a streak. Federer, long the top men's tennis player in the world, had a 178-0 record when winning the first two sets. Tsonga spotted the Swiss star the first two sets and then came storming back to capture the next three and win the match.
All good things come to an end.
You may have your own big streak…
Just like on the golf course, a few bad "swings" can result in ruining your bottom-line "score." A few thoughts on how to avoid the traps and penalty strokes...
I played golf with a couple of clients on Monday at beautiful White Horse Golf Course in Kingston, WA. I played really well - my swing felt great, my distance control was good, and my short game was on target. I shot a 92, which isn't too bad for me on that course. The problem is, I really should have shot about an 85.
You see, for 14 of the holes, I was only 7-over par. For the other 4 holes, I was a whopping 13-over par thanks to three triple bogeys and a quadruple bogey! For those of you…
If you're looking to buy a commercial property, these are a few free and low-cost options for making a "first pass" environmental evaluation.
You're Finally Buying a Building for Your Business!
Perhaps your business has grown to the point where you're considering purchasing a building or commercial lot for construction. Or maybe you've decided a commercial property would be a good place to invest some capital. If you're planning on obtaining financing for the purchase, and the price is over $1 million, the lender will probably ask you to have the property evaluated for potential environmental problems.
While You're Still…
Producing Symmetry between Contract Execution and Financial Responsibility
I am hired on a regular basis to resolve major construction problems when someone or something is failing. Inevitably I uncover bid documents at the root of the problem which could have been corrected with technical diligence, literally with the stroke of a pen. A change to a few paragraphs in the specifications; Design and Construction details; modifications to material selections.
The call comes from a customer who has become over run by a problem that started out as a minor issue and has…
Today's article is offered as a warning to all businesses and individuals involved in litigation, as well as employees and executives of businesses with confidentiality obligations.
It's not just your friends who are checking you out on Facebook, Linkedin, Twitter, MySpace, our your personal blog, etc. Your enemies also check out your social media sites as so do your prospective employers, current or potential contractual partners, contractors, joint venturers, customers, etc.
Here are some…
Some lawyers, especially lawyers who exclusively bill by the hour, sell their clients on filing a lawsuit. It's not hard to do. The client is upset because they have been wronged in someway, and the attorney can direct the client's frustration and anger into filing a lawsuit. Not all attorneys do this, but many do. After all, what could be better for the lawyer than a client who will pay the lawyer on an hourly basis to battle it out in court?
Clients need to ask themselves and their…
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Thanks for the heads up. Has the City of Seattle sent out information to employers on this yet?