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 ...

Employees at four component agencies of the Homeland Security Department were more likely to face disciplinary action than their supervisors, a Government Accountability Office report has found. But ...

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 ...

A lawsuit has been filed over Amazon’s “punitive” absence policy that allegedly failed to make accommodations for an employee’s disability.

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 ...

As a management attorney, I have dealt with just about every employee issue. Over the years, however, there is one issue that seems to upset managers more than all of these other issues combined: ...

An employee who does not comply with the rules laid down by the employer in the company is guilty of misconduct. The employer, within the framework of its power of management, may then decide to ...