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What Should I Know about Terminations?
I get this question at least once every couple of weeks. Recently, however, I finally reduced the list to writing. So, here is the benefit of my wisdom . . . if you can call it that. Follow these...
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14 Employees Fired . . . For Wearing Orange
When I first heard about this story I assumed that it was a company filled with UT haters in College Station. Nope. According to the Sun-Sentinel, it was a law firm in Florida. One Friday, a group...
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Who Wants to Play Survivor – At Work?
Sometimes posts should just be fun. One of my co-workers forwarded me a story yesterday on Lowering the Bar, a humor site for lawyers – about lawyers. Apparently, a law firm in San Mateo, California...
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Employment Law 101: An Employer’s Guide to Workers’ Comp Retaliation
Who, What, Why . . . Who does it apply to: All employers, whether subscribers to workers’ compensation insurance, or not. What is the issue: Employees of businesses that make workers’ compensation...
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Supplemental Unemployment Benefits May Not be Subject to Payroll Tax
Put this in the “boring, but important” category. Last month the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals found that Supplemental Unemployment Benefits (or “SUB”) payments are not considered wages and thus not...
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Too Sexy To Work Here: Fired for Being Attractive
Melissa Nelson is “devastated” according to ABC News. She was fired from her job as a dental assistant after 10 years of service because her male employer found her attractive and felt termination...
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Should I Give References After Separation?
Periodically, an employer will ask about giving references for an employee. Some feel compelled to provide at least a neutral review, others feel that they have to protect the world from making the...
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Employment Law 101: A Guide to At-Will Employment
Who, What, Why . . . Who does it apply to: All employers regardless of size or shape. What does “at-will” employment mean: You might be inclined to think that it means that employees serve at the will...
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Employment Law 101: Employee Terminations
Who, What, Why . . . Who does it apply to: Any employer faced with letting an employee go. In this edition, I am taking a break from my regular format to pass on advice about handling terminations....
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