Being in a rush to choose something for dinner at the store on your way home and grabbing the first thing you see isn’t likely to cause much more than a few complaints or wrinkled noses at the dinner table. But if you use that same rushed strategy to make hiring decisions, the consequences could be more significant — including having to fire someone and possibly facing a lawsuit.   

Feeling pressured to make a quick decision is, in fact, a leading cause of poor hiring decisions, according to Sarah Yager, an attorney with Laner Muchin, Ltd., a Chicago law firm specializing in labor and employment law. “The number-one thing I hear from employers during lawsuits regarding employees whom they fired is: ‘I knew I shouldn’t have hired Employee X when I interviewed him...

For PDRMA members, it’s important to encourage “Everybody into the Aquatics Risk Management Training Day” before your agency’s refrain becomes “Everybody into the pool!” It’s the perfect opportunity to review important risk management best practices — and to pick up tips and tricks from peers about how to make the 2017 aquatics season a safe one for both staff and patrons.

Fox Valley Park District is hosting this event at its Prisco Community Center in Aurora, Ill., on April 28 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Click here to register, if you haven’t already done so.

“This year’s training is more interactive,” comments Bill Hooker, PDRMA Training Program Supervisor. “We’re using a case-study approach and group exercises to learn how best to manage risks, and we’ll focus on pre-event planning for a potential crisis.” This year’s topics include...

Warm weather signals the start of special event season for PDRMA members as towns and cities look to their local parks as staging areas for public events....

Let’s pretend it’s the end of summer, and your agency’s lifeguards are heading back to high school and college. When they end their employment with your agency...