It finally happened; This blog noted back in August 2011 that the Sixth Circuit would likely make significant changes in favor of employees bringing claims under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
On May 25, 2012, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals made it official in holding that plaintiff employees bringing claims under the ADA
Any employee who has spent a fair amount of time in the workplace knows you will find people that are – politely speaking – simply jerks. That reality, however, becomes a nightmare if that jerk is your manager.
But fortunately for companies, an employee’s nightmare does not always create a cause of action for a
I am presenting a Webinar titled E-discovery Tips for Winning Employment Cases, on May 31, 2012. One of the main problems the presentation addresses is reducing the difficulty employers experience when it comes to meeting their preservation obligations in response to employment litigation. However, with various regulations, record keeping requirements and creative lawyers, this
The apparent resume fraud by Yahoo’s former CEO Scott Thompson is grabbing headlines after he became the most recent departure through Yahoo’s CEO revolving door; He was the fourth CEO to step down in five years.
But the real expensive lesson that companies should study from this embarrassment is how to carefully draft executive employment
While employee performance reviews are designed to benefit and improve the operations of an employer; if not properly implemented, a performance review program may prolong an employment discrimination claim.
Generally speaking, many employers use some form of employee performance reviews. These reviews, also called performance appraisals, commonly include some type of a regular evaluation, e.g., annual
Bloomberg Businessweek recently featured in its “How to Issue” insight from the manager of the Baltimore Orioles, Buck Showalter, about how to terminate an employee. Mr. Showalter has been a Major League Baseball manager for 14 seasons. Among his recommendations for letting an employee go:
You’re trying to define reality as you and