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Trucks and Guns: An Employment Law Fable, Part II (Workers’ Comp & Workplace Violence)

Written on 1 Nov, 2007 at 22:47

This truck driver walks into a truck stop. Read Trucks and Guns: An Employment Law Fable, Part I (Overtime for Truck Drivers) for the whole story. . . . It ends with an HR manager getting shot by the driver... (Continue reading)

Trucks and Guns: An Employment Law Fable, Part I (Overtime for Truck Drivers)

Written on 28 Oct, 2007 at 21:44

This truck driver walks into a truck stop. He’s there for a meeting with an HR manager from his company’s regional office to discuss why he’s not paid overtime. The manager, who was on his way home from his office,... (Continue reading)

Background Checks and the Job Search

Written on 24 Sep, 2007 at 22:21

If you’re on a job search today and haven’t been on one in many years, particularly since before 9/11, you will likely encounter many important changes in the application and hiring process. Prevalence of Background Checks One such change is... (Continue reading)

Beyond Gun Bans: Understanding and Preventing Workplace Violence

Written on 5 Feb, 2006 at 16:13

As noted the other day, we provoked some controversy on the subject of banning guns in employee vehicles in workplace parking lots. Several readers contributed personal viewpoints stating reasons for employees to keep weapons in vehicles. These reasons might strike... (Continue reading)

Controversy Over Guns At Work Continues to Rage

Written on 2 Feb, 2006 at 0:41

After abortion and the war in Iraq, gun control vs. gun rights seem to be right up there on the list of topics most likely to get you in an unpleasant argument. So I’m not surprised that a 4-month-old post... (Continue reading)

Do Workplace Gun Bans Help or Hinder Workplace Violence Prevention?

Written on 2 Nov, 2005 at 23:44

Some not-so-hypothetical law-school-style hypotheticals: A fired employee goes out to his or her car, gets a handgun from the glove compartment, and returns to the plant/office, shooting up the workplace and killing several employees. Attorneys for the dead employees’ survivors... (Continue reading)