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Home » Authors » Richard D. Alaniz

Articles by Richard D. Alaniz

Sustainable roofing

A Guide to Asphalt Shingle Recycling

Richard D. Alaniz
September 2, 2015
The biggest driver behind shingle recycling has been the emergence of a network of recyclers.
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Legally Speaking

Minimizing the Risk of Background Checks

Richard D. Alaniz
May 13, 2013
How can organization comply with the law, maintain a safe work environment and minimize legal liability?
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Is it Legal to Only Hire the Already Employed

LegallySpeaking: Is it Legal to Only Hire the Already-Employed?

Richard D. Alaniz
November 1, 2011

The job requirements have appeared all around the country. One ad, placed by a Texas electronics company looking for an engineer, stated that the company would not “consider/review anyone NOT currently employed regardless of the reason.”


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Legally Speaking: OSHA Increases Its Emphasis on Accurate Record Keeping

Richard D. Alaniz
December 1, 2010
Now more than ever, it’s important to dot the i’s and cross the t’s when it comes to reporting your employees’ workplace injuries and illnesses. Recently, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) began sending inspectors to company offices and worksites to assess the accuracy of their injury and illness records.
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Coming Face-to-Face With Facebook and Tweeting

Richard D. Alaniz
August 17, 2010
Do you use Facebook? If you are over 40, the answer is maybe. If you are under 40, the answer is almost certainly yes. Did you know that Facebook was developed by a Harvard college student who wanted to create a website where people could rate how hot other Harvard students were? Half a billion dollars in venture capital later, it is the cornerstone of what has become known as social networking.
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Best Practices: Common Provisions in Severance Agreements Deemed Discriminatory

Richard D. Alaniz
December 4, 2009
While many consider severance agreements to be the domain of senior executives and white-collar workers, in fact they are increasingly becoming standard operating procedure in many industries, including the trades, when discharging employees of any type.
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