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The Ask First Checklist
Twelve decisions you should never make without asking HR first — and what each one costs when it goes wrong. Print it, give it to your managers, tape it inside a cabinet door.
What's on it
| # | Never do this without asking first |
|---|---|
| 1 | Terminating anyone, for any reason |
| 2 | Deciding a role is exempt from overtime |
| 3 | Paying someone as a 1099 contractor |
| 4 | Denying — or ignoring — an accommodation request |
| 5 | Posting a job in a state with pay transparency requirements |
| 6 | Hiring your first employee in a new state |
| 7 | Disciplining someone who recently complained about anything |
| 8 | Investigating a harassment complaint yourself |
| 9 | Using a non-compete or non-solicitation agreement |
| 10 | Reducing anyone's pay or hours |
| 11 | Letting go of more than one person at a time |
| 12 | Making a counteroffer to keep someone |
Each item in the download explains what people usually do, what it tends to cost, and the specific question to ask instead. Six pages, no fluff.
If you're already past one of these, that's what the risk review is for. Asking first works better, but asking late still works.
Not sure where you stand?
A free 30-minute risk review. You describe what's going on, I name the two or three things I'd fix first. No pitch deck, no obligation.
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