Michael, CEO, thought everything was under control.
His company had an employee handbook. 
An HR department.
Experienced managers.
Policies that had been in place for years.
So where was the risk?
One manager documented every performance problem.
Another rarely documented anything.
One department followed the attendance policy.
Another made exceptions depending on who was the employee.
And HR assumed everyone was following the same rules.
Nobody saw a problem.
Until an employee filed a complaint.
Suddenly, the company’s own records revealed inconsistent treatment, questionable disciplinary decisions, and policies that weren’t being applied consistently.
What could have been corrected internally became $250,000 in potential exposure.
Not because Michael lacked policies.
Because nobody checked whether they were being followed.
Here’s what many CEOs overlook:
Having an HR department doesn’t necessarily mean your company is protected from HR risk.
And the most expensive time to discover a problem is after an employee’s attorney discovers it first.
That’s why I created the 3-Week Executive HR Risk Assessment—a focused, independent review designed to identify potential HR vulnerabilities while they’re still easier and less costly to fix.
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Fictional workplace scenario. The $250,000 figure is illustrative, not an actual settlement or prediction of liability.
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