The Tennesse Business Litigation Blog has a post discussing the use of an ombudsman in business to prevent lawsuits.
"The ombudsman position can be a very effective tool which provides an outlet for disgruntled employees to air disputes and reinstate respect in the workplace. A large percentage of litigation, including employment litigation, is spawned
A few days ago Brian Honnold had an excellent post about the fear of lawsuits by America’s small businesses over on IowaBiz.com. The most alarming statistic? Small businesses bear 69% of the total cost of the tort system to all U.S. businesses. That’s $98 billion a year in costs. Further, six in ten
On her Employee Handbooks Blog Jill Pugh discusses 10 things to keep in mind if you need to fire an employee.
A no-no I see the most on the list is the desire to withhold money from the employee’s last paycheck. (See No. 5).
Employees are often issued laptops, cell phones and other technologies.
On the Apprentice Donald Trump always says with such gusto, "You’re fired!" The board room discussion usually focuses on what went wrong and the faults of the candidate.
But is it more important to organizational success to know how to fire or how not to fire? If a problem arises with an employee do you
I recommend employers listen to a podcast from Jason Storipan of Stark & Stark concerning Attendance Control Issues for employees. Please remember that laws do vary from state to state but much of the information given in Jason’s podcast is applicable to all employers even if you are not located in New Jersey.
If you
Iowa Governor Chet Culver signed a bill today expanding housing and civil rights protections to the LGBT community. In signing the bill Governor Culver said,
“It is unacceptable that members of the LGBT community are denied the same protections as every other Iowan, and that is why I made a promise to do whatever necessary
With Memorial Day coming up next Monday I thought it appropriate to touch on Military Leave Laws and Veteran Discrimination.
A law known as the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) protects the rights of military service members to take a leave of absence to take a leave of absence from their civilian
Many employers today are conducting do-it-yourself background checks by surfing search engines and other social network sites such as Faceboook and MySpace. I have discussed the risks and liabilities of utilizing such background checks in the past.
Another reason to be careful before using search engines or social network sites is "cyber slamming". It occurs
Earlier this week Larry McLellan and I spoke to a group of clients concerning employment law. Larry gave a fascinating talk on conflict in the workplace. I took two main things away from Larry’s talk. First, not all conflict is negative. There can be constructive conflict in the workplace. Second, people who have good conflict
One of the biggest challenges for my clients is hiring and retaining talented employees. David Maister has an excellent post on hiring talented people. In his post David expands on the War for Talent is Back by Bob Sutton of Harvard Business Online.
Thanks to Kevin O’Keefe for pointing out the posts. Kevin runs an
