the best defense as possible. When
you are this ahead of the game, you
are that much more prepared for
any issues that come down the rab-
bit hole later.
When the worst happens
Third phase. The fnal phase is the
dreaded confrontation with the pro-
cess server where you are handed a
complaint and summons or a charge
from the EEO Commission or the
surprise visit from OSHA or ICE. If
you've done your homework up until
now, these instances do not seem so
scary. You know exactly who to call
— it's not Ghostbusters — it's your
employment attorney with whom
you've already consulted and trust to
handle this bump in the road. This
attorney now knows your business
and knows what systems, policies and
practices you have in place to protect
the company. You're not caught with
the Pandora's box of employee evils
because you are equipped to defend
the company to dissolve these types of
employee disputes, hopefully sooner
rather than later.
In the end, as a business owner,
you want to focus your energy
towards operating a successful com-
pany, not defending yourself against
employee issues. Unlike The White
Rabbit, have the time to say "hello,
good-bye" with your customers and
vendors and leave the employee
issues to the professional who is
there to make your life easier so you
can sleep at night.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Heather A. Bailey,
Esq., a partner with
SmithAmundsen
LLC and a National
Automatic Merchan-
dising Association
Knowledge Source Partner for over a
decade, focuses her practice on labor
and employment law issues for employ-
ers. Heather may be contacted at: 150 N.
Michigan Avenue, Suite 3300, Chicago,
IL 60601; Direct: 312.894.3266; Email:
hbailey@salawus.com.
UNLIKE The White Rabbit,
have the time to say "hello, good-bye"
with your customers and vendors.
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