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mong the growing number of business owners looking to sell their business, JR and Sue Ellen Pawlenty are in the market to sell their darling Pawlenty Energy. This month, Tilting the Scales highlights a variety of issues is its first installment of a series discussing the potential pitfalls that closely-held business owners should be
Did My Employee Just Say That?!? Manage Risk with a Company Crisis Plan
Johnny Hotshot, the 11 year-old shortstop on the Dallas Rangers Little League team, suffered a horrific brain injury after a pitching machine at the Hitz-R-Us batting cage malfunctioned. Melanie Scoop, a reporter from one of the local news stations, showed up a couple of days later to cover Johnny’s injury. Melanie spoke to Scotty Van
Safety Over Convenience: When Should Employers Investigate their Employees’ Mental State?
Stephen F. Austin is the CEO of Alamo Lines, a bus line servicing Central Texas. One night, a young, promising driver, David Boone, confessed to Stephen that he was suffering from severe depression and suicidal thoughts. Boone did not mention that his depression was due to the breakup of his romantic relationship with co-worker, Samantha
Ebola in the Workplace – Dangerous to Employers
Returning from a tri
p to West Africa with some college buddies, Ben X. Posed, a waiter at Chotchkie’s, showed up for work with a fever, muscle aches, a strong headache, and stomach pains. Begging his boss Dee Manding for the rest of the day off, Ben complained of his aches and pains and