If you enter into a formal employment contract with an employee (or a union contract with a group of employees), you'll frequently specify in the contract the proposed length of the employment ... |
What's one of the easiest ways to find yourself defending a wrongful discharge lawsuit? Fire an employee under circumstances that violate a fair employment law. Numerous federal, state, and even ... |
The following table shows some of the federal fair employment laws that are of general application. Normally, the effect of these laws starts with the hiring process and continues through the ... |
Many states have their own versions of civil rights laws, and impose them on employers who are too small to be covered by the federal antidiscrimination laws. The |
You may be surprised to learn that a fired employee may be able to sue you for violating the terms of an employment contract that you didn't even know existed. As a matter of fact, employers in ... |
Numerous federal and state laws provide employees with certain rights, such as to be free from workplace discrimination or to refuse to take lie detector tests. Many of these |
Let's assume an employer fires an employee who is about to close a sale that will entitle her to a substantial commission. Assume also that the firing violates no |
Not only can employers be sued for improperly firing employees, they also can be sued for failing to fire employees. This problem arises when an employer ... |
Under employment-at-will laws that are in effect in all states except Montana, you have the "right" to discharge an employee at any time for any reason, or ... |
There are a number of steps you need to take before you fire somebody for insubordination, breaking a work rule or any other type of misconduct, or for simply performing poorly on the job. These ... |