The first time an employee told me she wanted to file a complaint, she came into my office with a crumpled sticky note. On it were a date, a short quote, and the name of a manager. She turned it over in her hands and said, “If I say this
The first time I watched a business owner read a harassment complaint, the room felt smaller. He had always treated training as a formality: a quick slide show once a year, a sign-in sheet, and a policy in the handbook. Then the letter arrived from an employee’s attorney naming statutes,
Did you know that human factor is responsible for 95% of cybersecurity accidents? Yes, that’s right. An employee can unknowingly click on a link in a phishing email, accidentally reveal confidential information, or simply share a password with someone who’s not supposed to know it. The reality is that you
In 2026, CMMC requirements are becoming routine in DoD solicitations. As contracts embed CMMC clauses, every supplier that touches Controlled Unclassified Information must prove—through an accredited C3PAO—that all 110 NIST 800-171 controls are running day to day. The right CMMC compliance platform can shave weeks off prep time, while spreadsheets
A property manager in Los Angeles once received a letter from a state agency about a simple phrase in one of her rental ads: “no Section 8.” She believed she was setting clear expectations. The agency called it discrimination based on source of income. That one line put her at
A few years ago, I spoke with a property manager in Los Angeles who had just received a letter from a state agency. One of her listings said “no Section 8.” She thought she was simply setting expectations. The letter described it as discrimination based on the source of income.
If you manage apartments or rental homes long enough, you eventually see that email you hope never arrives. A prospect believes they were treated unfairly. They saved your ad, downloaded every message, and copied a fair housing agency on their complaint. What felt like a quick decision at the leasing
A small housing provider in California once described the moment fair housing became real for her. A prospect left the office upset after a tour. The leasing agent felt confident nothing “illegal” had been said, but the email that arrived later told a different story. The prospect felt excluded. That
If you manage rentals in California, you have probably had a moment like this: a resident casually mentions they “might call the state” about something that happened in your building. Even if you believe you did nothing wrong, your stomach drops. One offhand comment can suddenly make you think about
When you think of HR, what first comes to mind? The hiring process, yes, the reward systems and training procedures, sure. But what else? Yes, compliance, that’s exactly right. In this day and age, compliance is more critical than ever. Companies in the US are using human resource (HR) audit
