By Eric B. Meyer In most states, absent a contract of employment, an employee is considered at-will (i.e., he or she can be fired for any reason or no … Read more
A Step-by-Step Guide to One of Management’s Most Difficult Duties
By Dick Grote The performance appraisal may confirm that the individual and the organization are so mismatched that termination is the right answer. Or, … Read more
Washington State Employers Claim Victory In Medical Marijuana Battle
By Richard Meneghello Earlier this month, the Washington Supreme Court handed employers a comprehensive victory in the long-running medical marijuana … Read more
Three Ways To Make Your Employee Exit Process as Painless as Possible
My wife starts a new job next week, which means this week is her last with her current employer. And while I am always fascinated at every aspect of … Read more
Traveling to Mexico on Sick Leave? It Can Get an Employee Fired
By Eric B. Meyer Can a company create and enforce a policy that requires employees on paid sick leave to remain close to their homes, unless they obtain … Read more
Here’s Proof That a Twitter Firing Can Withstand NLRB Scrutiny
By Eric. B. Meyer I was considering three topics for today’s post: A teacher who was fired for watching 67 seconds of pornography; This smokin-hot … Read more
How Long Does an Employee Get to Review a Severance Agreement?
By Eric B. Meyer If you guessed 15 minutes, you would be right, according to a recent decision from the Third U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. And you … Read more
Rightful Termination: Important Part of an Organization’s Talent Lifecycle
Except for the retirement of a contented employee after a career well worked, separating an individual from an organization is invariably a painful … Read more
Weekly Wrap: Bet Your Company Wouldn’t Let You Get Away With This
In the private sector business world, virtually every company has a policy covering travel advances to employees. I’ve dealt with a number of different … Read more
The Cost of Principle: What Charlie Sheen’s Firing Should Tell Us All
By John A. Gallagher Recently, we blogged on how employee’s Facebook posts, Tweets, etc. are being monitored by employers. These blogs observe that … Read more