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Longer pieces on the parts of people management where the process itself creates the risk — how a decision gets documented, and what a file has to show before it holds up.
8 min read · August 12, 2026
When coaching is enough, when a PIP is the defensible step, and the state-specific traps that turn routine performance management into a lawsuit.
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10 min read · August 12, 2026
Vague goals like “improve your attitude” collapse under scrutiny. How to write expectations specific enough to direct behavior and survive a dispute.
Read the article →These articles cover the reasoning. The assistant answers a specific question about a specific state with the controlling statute attached, and says so plainly when the answer depends on facts it does not have.
Ask the HR assistantGeneral information, not legal advice. Employment law varies by state and locality and changes over time — confirm against the governing statute before acting on it.
