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by Nancy Germond What do the current economic environment and workplace violence have in common? Is there a correlation between the two? The economic downturn has certainly caused a lot of devastation, with many individuals losing their jobs, home... More...

by: John Phillips As reported by National Public Radio, while Major Hasan was at Walter Reed Army Medical Center (before being transferred to Fort Hood), he received a noticeable number of poor or questionable performance reviews. A few related t... More...

Excerpted from Montana Employment Law Letter and written by an attorney at the law firm of Holland & Hart LLP Labor and employment law attorneys get a lot of questions from employers about personnel files. The most frequently asked question is... More...

by: John Phillips Are you in compliance with the federal Anti-Cursing and Profanity in the Workplace Act? OK, before you call your lawyer asking why she hasn’t told you about this law, there’s no such beast. But cursing or profanity s... More...

Excerpted from Vermont Employment Law Letter written by attorneys at the law firm of Dinse, Knapp & McAndrew, P.C. Tell me about yourself. What are your strengths? How about your weaknesses? Maybe those questions sound familiar. Maybe you h... More...

Employment lawsuits strike companies of every size, especially when supervisors go untrained in employment law. A new 12-DVD training program, First Line of Defense, helps employers provide supervisors with engaging, hard-hitting training in the most... More...

Excerpted from Mississippi Employment Law Letter, which is written by attorneys at the law firm of Watkins Ludlam Winter & Stennis, P.A. by Susan Fahey Desmond You've probably had enough of hearing about the swine flu (now called the H1N1 vir... More...

Excerpted from New York Employment Law Letter and written by an attorney at the law firm of Epstein Becker & Green, P.C. by Peter M. Panken An employee handbook tells workers what they're getting, instills a team spirit, and lets people know ... More...

In a recent Minnesota Federal District case, the Court made it clear that a hostile work environment cause of action is limited to extreme work conditions. In order to prevail, a plaintiff must show harassment that is sufficiently severe or per... More...

Excerpted from Georgia Employment Law Letter written by attorneys at the law firm of Ford & Harrison LLP Q: Now that it's getting warm (or should I say "hot"), some employees are wearing less and less to work every day. It doesn't re... More...

Excerpted from Oklahoma Employment Law Letter written by attorneys at the law firm of McAfee & Taft by Rachel Blue Lately, we've seen a lot of employees walking out of buildings and plants with boxes of framed photos from their desks or lo... More...

Excerpted from Delaware Employment Law Letter written by attorneys at the law firm of Young, Conaway, Stargatt & Taylor Hints of the holiday season are tucked away in every corner of the workplace. Cards from customers and vendors are tacked u... More...

Excerpted from Arizona Employment Law Letter written by attorneys at the law firm of Ford & Harrison LLP Q: We've been going through the interactive process with one of our employees (we'll call him Mike). As a result, we've been accommodating... More...

It may sound like an employee's stunt to wrangle some time off from work, but sufferers of Sick Building Syndrome (SBS), an actual malady, can develop a spectrum of health problems that appear linked to time spent in a particular building. Inadequ... More...

Employers across the country were suddenly forced to address the issue of political advocacy in the workplace when rallies were held on May 1 of last year to protest U.S. immigration policies. Workers left their jobs to take part, and both employers ... More...

On June 19, 2008, in a widely anticipated decision, the United States Supreme Court overturned a decision of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and ruled in a 7-2 opinion authored by Justice Stevens that the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) "un... More...

Excerpted from New York Employment Law Letter written by attorneys at the law firm of Epstein Becker & Green, P.C. In today's technological climate, it seems that almost every employee, from the CEO to the rank-and-file worker, uses some ... More...

Excerpted from Oklahoma Employment Law Letter and written by attorneys at the law firms of Doerner, Saunders, Daniel & Anderson, LLP Memorial Day is the unofficial start of summer and many employers have started thinking about adding stud... More...

Excerpted from Kansas Employment Law Letter written by attorneys at the law firm of Foulston Siefkin LLP In 2006, the U.S. Supreme Court issued an opinion expanding the range of employer conduct that employees could use to support a retaliation claim... More...

There's been an ongoing debate on whether drug testing helps prevent drug use and workplace accidents. Today, the vast majority of employers engage in drug testing for new hires, "reasonable suspicion incidents," and when required by the Department o... More...

Excerpted from West Virginia Employment Law Letter and written by attorneys at the law firms of Steptoe & Johnson PLLC Did you hear what Britney Spears did over the weekend? Do you know what really happened with Reese Witherspoon's marriage? Let'... More...

Excerpted from Virginia Employment Law Letter and written by attorneys at the law firms of DiMuroGinsberg, P.C.According to the U.S. Humane Society, there are approximately 65 million dogs in 39 percent of U.S. households. With such a high number of ... More...

Excerpted from Colorado Employment Law Letter and written by an attorney at the law firm of Holland & Hart LLP It has become almost commonplace to hear that a government agency or private corporation has been the victim of a data security breach.... More...

Excerpted from Indiana Employment Law Letter and written by an attorney at the law firm of Baker & Daniels Although the types of misconduct that employees can engage in is unlimited, some disciplinary issues occur over and over again. Among the m... More...

Excerpted from Virginia Employment Law Letter and written by an attorney at the law firm of Baker & Daniels Whistleblowing has become a hot topic. Just a few years ago, three prominent whistleblowers were named Time magazine's "person of the year... More...

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Is Workplace Violence on the Rise?

Fort Hood: Performance Review Lessons

What Employers Should and Shouldn't Keep in Employees' Personnel Files

Watch Your %!#$@ Mouth at Work

Behavioral Interviewing: Getting the Best Answers from Job Applicants

New Training System Helps Employers Reduce Risk of Lawsuits

What to Do When Contagious Illnesses Come to Work

Employer's Guide to Writing Employee Handbooks

Hostile Work Standard Hard to Meet

Workplace Dress Codes and Hot Weather

Losing More Than Just an Employee: Protecting Confidential Information

Productivity Got Run Over by a Reindeer During the Holidays

How do I Deal With a Disabled Worker's Attendance Problems?

Is Your Office Making Your Employees Sick?

Can a Bumper Sticker Get You Bumped? NLRB’s General Counsel Issues Guidelines on Political Advocacy

U.S. Supreme Court Overturns California’s Limitation on Employer Free Speech Rights to Resist Union

BlackBerry® Use May Lead to Overtime

Strict Safety Requirements For Teen Workers

Where is the Line on Retaliation?

Does Drug Testing Work?

What Can You Do About Workplace Gossip?

Pets in the Office

Employees Hold the Key to Data Security

Three Tough Disciplinary Issues

When Employees Blow the Whistle

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