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Time & Attendance Warning Signs for Salary Employees
CPR warns small business owners of common time and attendance compliance warning signs for salary employees in this blog post.

Time & Attendance Warning Signs for Hourly Employees
CPR warns small business owners of common time and attendance compliance warning signs for hourly employees in this blog post.

What Small Business Owners Must to Know to Avoid NLRA Claims
CPR advises small business owners on how to comply with the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA).

The Truth Behind Employee Performance Reviews
CPR provides small business owners with the truth behind employee performance reviews and why they are ineffective and how to revamp their performance management process.

Let's Settle the Debate About Hiring Friends and Family Once and For All – Part II
CPR offers small business owners continue to provide the legal perspective about hiring friends ad family members and what to avoid if small business owners decide to hire family and friends.

Let's Settle the Debate About Hiring Friends and Family Once and For All – Part I
CPR offers small business owners the legal perspective about hiring friends ad family members and what to avoid if small business owners decide to hire family and friends.

Mastering Effective Progressive Discipline in a Small Business
CPR provides small business owners with guidance on how to handle progressive discipline when addressing poor performance or misconduct.

Is Your Company Culture Quietly Toxic? Take This Assessment to Find Out!
CPR provides small business owners with the signs of a toxic company culture, an assessment to determine if there are signs of an unhealthy culture, and ways to mitigate a toxic culture.

A Small Business Owner's Blueprint to Building a Fortress of Fairness – Part I
In part one of this blog post series, CPR provides small business owners a blueprint for preventing and avoiding discrimination claims offering a seven-point discrimination protection plan.

Handling Employee Off-Duty Conduct Without Legal Backlash in Your Small Business
CPR provides guidance to small businesses on how to handle employee off-duty conduct without getting into legal trouble.

Age Discrimination Blunders That Could Sink Your Small Business – Part II
CPR provides common age discrimination blunders for small business owners to avoid along with best practice solutions to implement.

Age Discrimination Blunders That Could Cost Your Small Business Everything – Part I
CPR provides small business owners facts and figures regarding older workers, benefits of older workers, and consequences for age discrimination.

6 Reasons Your New Employee Onboarding Process Is Setting Employees Up to Fail
CPR offers six reasons why small businesses new employee onboarding process does not set employees up for success.

Here's Why Your Team Isn't Working Well Together (It's Not What You Think)
CPR offers small business owners reasons why their team isn't working well that they may not be thinking about.

Top 6 Ways to Prevent Disciplinary Issues in Your Small Business
In this blog post, CPR provides small business owners with 6 ways to prevent disciplinary issues.

Understanding and Addressing Burnout for Small Business Owners – Part II
In Part II of this blog post series, CPR continues to offer small business owners practical strategies to address employee burnout.

Strategies for Managing Remote Employees Small Business Edition – Part II: Top 8 Best Practices
In Part II of this blog post series, CPR continues to provide startup and small business owners guidance on how to institute the top 8 best practices when managing remote workers.