An employee accused of misconduct can often name someone who supposedly got away with something similar. Employers should be prepared to explain why one employee receives different treatment than another, and good documentation can help. Continue reading
A company retreat ended with coworkers pulling a man off an employee he sexually assaulted. The company kept him. Continue reading
Your employee signed an agreement to arbitrate all employment disputes. But a single sexual harassment claim can bring an entire lawsuit, and every other claim with it, into court anyway. Continue reading
A former EEOC employee says the agency’s LGBTQ+ rollbacks made his job intolerable, including changes he was required to help implement. A federal court has allowed his harassment, discrimination, and retaliation claims to proceed. Continue reading
If a manager has to explain why telling an employee to stop going to HR was legally defensible, the conversation has already gone poorly.
Three days is a long time to wait to explain a religious objection. In this case, the wait came after the conflict, and that was enough to sink the accommodation claim.
A resignation letter can look like a tidy ending. This one left the school defending what happened before it arrived.
Your employees work from kitchen tables across the country. Before eliminating their jobs, you may need to figure out which tables count together. Continue reading
A meeting, a report, and a camera gave this employer plenty to describe. The employee’s testimony about what happened afterward gave a jury something to decide. Continue reading
A signature mismatch can make HR suspicious. It can also have an explanation worth hearing before someone gets fired. Continue reading
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