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Judge Gives NASA Lesson on Background Checks

Written on 17 Jan, 2008 at 0:38

NASA scientists, engineers, and administrative support personnel believed newly- implemented background checks were unlawful, claiming NASA lacked authority to implement them and was invading personal privacy. After unsuccessfully seeking injunction in federal district court, they ultimately prevailed when Ninth Circuit... (Continue reading)

High-Tech, Impersonal Firings Not Good Idea

Written on 17 Sep, 2006 at 22:19

A recent Christian Science Monitor Work & Money piece discusses how to communicate bad news regarding termination or layoff. Specifically, the topic is the notion that “impersonal ‘cyber-firings’ via e-mail – even text message – have become an expedient way... (Continue reading)

Read, Aimed, FIRED! The First Year on the Job May Be Deadly!

Written on 1 Jun, 2006 at 19:19

According to some recent studies, almost half of new rookie hires do not make with the company for more than 1 and 1/2 years. And it is not just lower-level employees who don’t make the cut — one study shows... (Continue reading)

Five Mistakes To Avoid When Terminating Employees

Written on 2 May, 2006 at 9:02

Years of practicing employment law have taught me that although sometimes absolutely necessary from a business perspective, termination is the employment decision most likely to lead to litigation. I have also learned the hard way that management often makes mistakes... (Continue reading)

New Development on Employment Termination for Guns in Company Parking Lots

Written on 15 Mar, 2006 at 10:37

Last month, affirming a district court ruling, the Tenth Circuit ruled against a group of employees challenging their employment termination for possessing firearms in their cars on their employer’s parking lot. The court considered — and rejected — the following... (Continue reading)

Bloomberg’s Solitaire Termination

Written on 10 Feb, 2006 at 18:09

solitaire Originally uploaded by BoBBj. The mysteriously anonymous Editor of Blawg Review, a/k/a Ed., just sent me this lovely story. Thanks, Ed. New York Mayor Bloomberg was visiting a city office. While making the rounds with his photographer, greeting workers,... (Continue reading)

When Is A Performance Evaluation A Form of Defamation?

Written on 15 Dec, 2005 at 10:32

This story concerns a defamation lawsuit in the case of a company's performance evaluation of an employee. The point is that company's can be sued for defamation, even though all of the words are kept in-house. Companies better look out!... (Continue reading)

HR/Employment Blogosphere Update for October 31, 2005

Written on 30 Oct, 2005 at 20:47

I know, I just went over a month without doing one of these, and now here are two back-to-back. What’s up? Let’s just say I’m trying to get back in the habit. As usual, I’m listing my provocative headlines first... (Continue reading)