Employees often don’t think about suing until after they have quit their jobs and moved on. Then they claim they had no choice but to quit because working...
Q. An employee who recently quit has not returned a company-owned laptop computer worth more than $1,000. Can we withhold the value of the computer from the...
One good way to eliminate discrimination lawsuits is to have the same manager who hired an employee also handle the termination if you need to let the employee go.
Q. As I was reading the newspaper recently, I saw one of my employees featured in the arrest column. She had been arrested the night before for driving under the...
Progressive discipline is a system in which penalties increase upon repeat occurrences. But don’t pick and choose which employees you run through progressive...
Q. I recently fired an employee for performance problems. At the end of the termination meeting, he asked for a copy of his personnel file. Do I have to give discharged...
Here’s a timely warning during bad economic times: No matter why you discharge an employee or terminate a working relationship, resist the temptation to interfere...
Q. One of my employees who recently quit has failed to pay back a personal charge he made on our corporate credit card. Can I simply deduct the amount of the charge from...
The value of unused vacation may represent a hidden treasure for employees who are terminated. And these days, employees will grasp at any straw to maximize their...
Even if someone else in the management hierarchy actually terminates an employee, a supervisor who’s seemingly had it in for the employee can still cause a world...
Here’s a way to guarantee a race discrimination case will go to a jury trial: Let a supervisor with an obvious racial bias participate in the decision to terminate...
Q. We have an employee who does not work very hard, and her productivity is only mediocre. If we terminate her, will she be able to collect unemployment compensation?
Q. We have an employee who has missed the last several days of work without notice. We also have a policy that says employees who miss three days without notice are...
Here’s something to keep in mind when you are tempted to give an employee a choice between termination and early retirement: He may allege that the retirement...
We may have to terminate an employee who has been with us for more than 10 years and has worked with people throughout the organization. When he goes, people are going...
Since you can't take back the words after they've left a manager's mouth — or take back the e-mail after the manager has hit the send button — you need to...
Sooner, rather than later, might be the time to think about possibly needing to negotiate a severance package, if you don’t have one. The landscape has changed, so...
Q. Some employees discovered that a co-worker has been secretly recording conversations with them and a supervisor. They’re complaining about the invasion of...
Members of the military have greater on-the-job protection than many other employees—including the right to return to their former jobs following a period of...
