It's illegal — and downright foolhardy — to retaliate against employees for engaging in protected activity. Most employers wouldn't dream of firing an employee because of a discrimination complaint, ...

Once you employ more than one or two workers, you're likely to encounter the occasional discipline problem. From minor issues like people arriving late to bigger concerns that could result in severe ...

A workplace that embraces diversity and civility is imperative for protecting employees, minimizing corporate legal risk, and advancing an organization’s business and culture objectives. In our last ...

Corrective actions, whether informal or formal, must depend upon the nature, consequence(s), or potential consequence(s) of the employee's conduct or performance and surrounding circumstances and ...

Employers are often faced with a conundrum after learning of employee misconduct. Summarily terminating an employee may appear harsh and may, in fact, lead to an unfair result. However, the longer an ...

It is the policy of The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) to require high standards for employee conduct and performance. To that end, UTSA promotes fair, effective and equitable solutions to ...

No good deed goes unpunished. Little did City of Durham Police Sergeant Michael Mole' know, in his first crack at negotiating on his own the surrender of an armed and barricaded suspect, that he would ...

A California correctional officer stands at a gate on the grounds of Valley State Prison in Chowchilla on July 27, 2021. A report examining California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation ...

Employees of the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office could face discipline in the wake of an investigation by an outside law firm into employees’ offensive social media posts. In response to an inquiry ...

The Americans with Disabilities Act does not require employers to ignore or excuse serious violations of their rules of conduct. For example, an employee who brings a weapon to work in violation of ...

SPRINGFIELD — Baystate Health will put up a tent Wednesday on the lawn at its Springfield campus so employees can take socially distanced meal breaks. Baystate is also reconfiguring its indoor break ...