Summers can bring a much-welcomed period of sunshine, good spirits, and vacation, but summer is no time to let good management practices take a vacation as well. Lawsuits are typically more difficult to defend than they are to prevent, and ensuring proper prevention generally falls on management’s shoulders—whether that be an entity’s owner, chief executive officer, chief operating officer, director, HR, or supervisor. Avoiding the following three missteps this summer may save employers significant money and headaches when the leaves fall from the trees and the snow sets in once again.