California Employment News: How to Draft Employee Disciplinary Records to Protect Your Business
Susan Roberts on Creating a Compliance Program Book
Political and Controversial Activity in the Workplace [More with McGlinchey Ep. 11]
I-17 – Engaging Your Employees in Today’s Workplace, Featuring Rick Turner at Whirlpool Corporation
Day 22 of One Month to Better Compliance Through HR-10 Questions to Better Operationalize Compliance
Day 21 of One Month to Better Compliance Through HR-the HR Gap Analysis for Compliance
Operationalizing Compliance Through Your Tone in the Middle
Day 11 of One Month to Better Compliance Through HR-the Fair Process Doctrine
Day 7 Of One Month To Better Compliance Through HR - Six Principles For Compliance Incentives
Ten Hallmarks of an Effective Compliance Program-Hallmark 6
Episode 155-Mara Senn on FCPA Investigations and the Decision to Self-Disclose
Throughout the United States, businesses perceived to be Russian are being targeted, presumably by people opposing the war in Ukraine. Russian House restaurant in Washington, DC—whose owner is a United States citizen—received...more
Common sense suggests that once the discipline train has left the station an employee should not be able to derail it by filing a charge of discrimination or engaging in other protected activity. This concept is typically...more
Yesterday, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) in General Motors LLC announced a big win for employers by changing the standard under which it will evaluate discipline issued to employees who make abusive or offensive...more
The scenario happens all the time: Your engineering department has identified a need for more personnel who will work with export-controlled information. Management has approved the hiring, and your Human Resources manager...more
The Department of Education (DOE) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) have issued non-binding regulatory guidance regarding law-enforcement officers’ involvement in the administration of school discipline. The new guidance,...more
Social media is no longer trendy. It’s commonplace, and so is discipline imposed because an employee posts something inappropriate. According to a Proskauer survey, 70 percent of employers report taking disciplinary action...more
Despite the complexity of employment law and the speed with which the law, technology, and the workplace are changing, there are a few basic principles that capture the best advice we can give to employers. They’re not a...more
To begin with, full disclosure: I am a lifelong New England Patriots fan (and season ticket holder). However, as an attorney I am trained to be objective. The aftermath of the “Deflategate” investigation should be of...more
Hypothetical #1: Company provides accounting and consulting services to businesses, including some public companies. Erin (Employee) has worked for Company for 12 years and has acceptable performance reviews. She has...more
The Office for Civil Rights of the U.S. Department of Education (OCR) and the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice recently released a joint “Dear Colleague Letter” (DCL) providing guidance on administering...more
Last week, the Department of Education issued a guidance package to help schools administer student discipline without discriminating against students on the basis of race, color, or national origin. The issue of...more
U.S. Departments of Education and Justice Issue Guidance Warning Against Unlawful Discrimination in Student Discipline - U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder this week issued a...more
In the immortal words of Stephen Covey, the genius who convinced us to micro-organize our lives into fifteen minute increments, "Effective leadership is putting first things first. Effective management is discipline, carrying...more
Discriminatory discipline has been a hot topic this year in public schools, and the focus on this topic makes it one that school leaders should not ignore....more