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Viewers of The O’Reilly Factor on Fox News found out on Wednesday that Bill O'Reilly, the 67 year-old anchor, had been fired over accusations of sexual harassment in the workplace.

Noted economist Paul Krugman suggested that making it harder to fire people would go a long way to reducing unemployment.

Hiring and firing people always seemed like a coin flip. If I hire this person will they do great or will they fail to make it past their 90 day probation period?

Payroll is usually the largest expense for most small businesses. While income goes up and down, payroll is a constant. The employee always knows what their check will be while the employer rarely does.

As a business owner, what would you think if I told you, “No customer is more important than your lowest paid employee?” Most owners or managers would think I was nuts and did not have a clear understanding of workplace realities. Bear with me and I’ll try to prove that statement by talking about some things we probably can agree on...