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When a judge or jury finds your client dishonest, they've decided your fate.
Read MoreManagers deciding who to let go when faced with a RIF might be tempted to consider the total cost savings represented by each worker on the layoff list. That's a lawsuit waiting to happen.
Read MoreUnder what’s called the Cat’s Paw Theory, employers can’t defend themselves against employment discrimination claims by saying they didn’t know a supervisor was biased.
Read MoreWhen is a last-chance agreement not a “last chance” agreement?
Read MoreRecently, we have seen an increase in lawsuits from workers who believe that being forced to participate in any kind of diversity training violates their Title VII rights. Now a federal appeals court has tossed out one such case.
Read MoreYou can have a robust set of rules designed to create a work environment free of discrimination and harassment, but if employees don’t follow the rules and supervisors don’t enforce them, they mean nothing.
Read MoreWith polling showing a neck-and-neck race to win the presidential election, employers should start paying attention to what the HR landscape may look like after a new president is sworn in next January.
Read MoreThe Supreme Court’s decision, Muldrow v. City of St. Louis lowered the standard for what constitutes sex discrimination, and substantially changed the rules on what employees must prove to win a discrimination case.
Read MoreOne would assume that a nonprofit company created to employ disabled workers would be up on anti-disability discrimination rules. Wrong.
Read MoreRecent data highlights a critical issue in the workplace: the internalization of gender and racial bias in performance feedback.
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