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Today’s special guest is Tim Santoni of Santoni Investigation Services.  SAFFIRE LEGAL PC’s founder and principal attorney Teresa McQueen talks with Mr. Santoni about conducting effective and compliant background checks. A great interview with a unique perspective on background checks, their use in the hiring process and what employees can do to be proactive if they think (or know!) there might be...

Today's "redux" episode is a replay of a very informational interview with attorney Alan Crivaro on California's Ban The Box legislation. The interview continues to receive a lot of positive feedback and the topic remains relevant and as important as ever. During the interview SAFFIRE LEGAL PC's founder and principal attorney Teresa McQueen talks with criminal defense attorney Alan Crivaro about C...

Today’s special guest is SAFFIRE LEGAL PC’s founder and principal attorney Teresa McQueen! Ms. McQueen discusses why training - specifically training to eliminate sexual harassment in the workplace - fails and how organizations can improve training overall and lower risk by engaging in a more global focus as opposed to 'check the box' compliance.  

Today’s special guest is Dr. George Cartwright, a former police officer who now teaches criminology as a professor at Madera Community College Center.  SAFFIRE LEGAL PC’s founder and principal attorney Teresa McQueen talks with Mr. Cartwright about the prevalence of violence in today's workplace as well as what employers and employees can do to create a safer work environment.  Special Thanks To…...

Today’s special guest is attorney Andrea Bird, founding attorney at Bird Law Group, a cutting-edge firm focusing on all aspects of the cannabis industry. SAFFIRE LEGAL PC’s founder and principal attorney Teresa McQueen talks with Ms. Bird about what's new in the cannabis industry and the overall impacts the legalization of cannabis is making on the workplace. https://youtu.be/mwhPZJm-GZY Special T...

Today’s special guest is Ryan Gottfredson, Ph. D, a cutting-edge leadership consultant, trainer, coach, and researcher. SAFFIRE LEGAL PC’s founder and principal attorney Teresa McQueen talks with Mr. Gottfredson aobut his views on unlocking the power of mindfulness in an organization and gaining what he refers to as the Mindfulness Advantage! https://youtu.be/cFg7SNRxCCQ

Today’s special guest is immigration attorney Christele Demuro. SAFFIRE LEGAL PC’s founder and principal attorney Teresa McQueen talks with Ms. Demuro about hiring foreign workers and navigating immigration laws in normal times and during our current federal shutdown. Christele explains the two step process involved in hiring foreign workers, what employers need to consider, what potential employe...

Today’s special guest - the first of the New Year! - is Life Coach Julie McCoy.  SAFFIRE LEGAL PC’s founder and principal attorney Teresa McQueen talks with Ms. McCoy about her unique perspective on helping individuals in setting and achieving their life goals. Ms. McCoy shares the impacts of life coaching, its benefits in defining and helping shape her client's goals, and embarking on new beginni...

Today's holiday bonus episode is a replay of a terrific interview with attorney Tina Rad of the Wagner Law firm from our inaugural podcast on conducting effective workplace investigations. The interview continues to receive a lot of positive feedback and the topic remains relevant and as important as ever. During the interview SAFFIRE LEGAL, PC founder and principal attorney Teresa McQueen talks w...

Today’s special guest is Corporate Communications professional Robert Lopez. SAFFIRE LEGAL PC’s founder and principal attorney Teresa McQueen talks with Mr. Lopez about his unique perspective on workplace culture based on his years of working with emerging and established startups. Mr. Lopez shares his philosophy as well as key takeaways for those already working for a startup or looking to jump i...

Today’s special guest is Cie Digital Labs CEO Anderee Berengain. SAFFIRE LEGAL PC’s founder and principal attorney Teresa McQueen talks with Mr. Berengain about his view's on the importance of creating a positive workplace culture in emerging startups. Mr. Berengain shares his unique philosophy and his thoughts on the four key points to building a successful startup.

Today’s special guest is plaintiff's employment law litigation attorney Neil Pedersen. SAFFIRE LEGAL PC’s founder and principal attorney Teresa McQueen talks with Mr. Pedersen about his thoughts on arbitration in general and the issue of inherent bias in the arbitration process. Drawing from 30+ years of litigation experience Mr. Pedersen shares his passionate view of the impacts of arbitration an...

Today’s special guest is employment and civil litigation attorney Andrea Paris. SAFFIRE LEGAL PC’s founder and principal attorney Teresa McQueen talks with Ms. Paris about the impact of a recent U.S. Supreme Court case known as Epic Systems Corp. v. Lewis and its impact on the workplace from both the employer and the employee perspectives. Drawing from experience and research into the far reaching...

Today’s special guest is bankruptcy attorney Harlene Miller. SAFFIRE LEGAL PC’s founder and principal attorney Teresa McQueen talks with Ms. Miller about the impact of bankruptcy on the workplace from both the employer and the employee perspectives. From her years of experience, Ms. Miller shares what she see as the top tips for employers and employees when it comes to avoiding bankruptcy. She als...

Today’s guest is Orange County intellectual property attorney Stephanie Pottick of Pottick Law PC. SAFFIRE LEGAL PC’s founder and principal attorney Teresa McQueen will talk with Ms. Pottick about intellectual property ownership and what employers and employees alike should know. By understanding the basics about intellectual property and intellectual property ownership, employers and employees ca...

In today's episode I'll be talking about a recent (April 2018) CA Supreme Court decision on an important case known as Dynamex Systems v. LA Superior Court. The Dynamex ruling with its new ABC test for determining when an independent contractor is truly independent has a lot of businesses and IC across the state scrambling.  We'll walk through some of the more significant aspects of Dynamex and ta...

WELCOME TO OUR FIRST EPISODE OF 2018! Today's episode is about taking stock and looking toward the future as we begin a New Year. We kickoff the New Year by looking at what we at SAFFIRE LEGAL see as two emerging trends in the legal practice for 2018. We'll talk with Dragonfly Coaching’s Julie McCoy about the impact of life coaching and how it can help people at all stages of their careers recogni...

Thank you for joining us! Today’s is the final episode of our 2017 Holiday Survival Guide! - This is the fourth of our  four part series on how to survive and thrive during the holiday business social season. Today we offer tips on how to politely disengage from any social situation!     The 2017 Holiday Survival Guide Over the past four weeks we've published a series of podcasts providing busines...

Thank you for joining us! Today’s episode continues our 2017 Holiday Survival Guide! – This is the third of our  four part series on how to survive and thrive during the holiday business social season. Today we offer tips on mastering the art of small talk and socializing!  Join us next week for our final holiday episode as we focus on how to politely disengage from any social situation.  THE 2017...

WELCOME TO OUR 2017 HOLIDAY SURVIVAL GUIDE EPISODE #2! Thank you for joining us! Today’s episode continues our 2017 Holiday Survival Guide! - This is the second of our  four part series on how to survive and thrive during the holiday business social season. Today we offer tips on being a good host and a good guest!  Join us next week as we provide some outstanding down-to-earth tips for engaging i...

WELCOME TO OUR HOLIDAY SURVIVAL GUIDE EPISODE! Thank you for joining us! Today’s episode includes a primer on effective terminations including specific questions to ask before initiating a termination event and provides a brief legislative overview of some of the more noteworthy legislation taking effect January 1, 2018. This episode also kicks off our 2017 Holiday Survival Guide! - The first of o...

Welcome to Our Ban-The-Box Episode! Workplace Perspective is a regular podcast series for employers and employees focusing on education, training, and the law to help organizations of all sizes develop and maintain successful employer / employee relationships. Today's special guest is criminal defense attorney Alan Crivaro. SAFFIRE LEGAL PC's founder and principal attorney Teresa McQueen will talk...

Welcome to Our Inaugural Episode! Today's special guest is attorney Tina Rad of the Wagener Law firm. SAFFIRE LEGAL PC's founder and principal attorney Teresa McQueen will talk with Ms. Rad about the new Department of Fair Employment & Housing Guidelines on effective workplace investigations. The episode kicks off with insight into the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s Select Task Force Re...