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Employee Handbooks: Benefits, Pitfalls and Preserving At-Will Employment

Employee Handbooks: Benefits, Pitfalls and Preserving At-Will Employment

Tamsin R. Kaplan

Tamsin R. Kaplan

August 15, 2019 04:43 PM

On December 3, 2018, Tamsin Kaplan‘s article “Employee Handbooks: Benefits, Pitfalls and Preserving At-Will Employment” was published in Cannabis Business Executive. The article explains the importance of employee handbooks for cannabis businesses and provides tips for creating a high-quality handbook. Read the article in Cannabis Business Executive.

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