A local retailer’s call: “The Walmart murders struck close to home for our employees, in part because the gunman was … Continue reading Workplace Safety Promises: We Plan to Assure Our Employees We Have Procedures to Keep Them Safe
If you think the national division over guns hasn’t hit your workplace, you haven’t been listening. Not only are the … Continue reading Guns in the Workplace
Question: We suspect one of our employees of using intermittent FMLA leave to cover her abuses. We see a clear … Continue reading Employee Uses FMLA to Cover Drinking
Question: I’m not sure what I’ve walked into with my new job. I started work in a medical clinic three … Continue reading A New Employee Who Walks Into a Mess Where a Physician Gets Away With Problem Conduct
The final revenge of the difficult, fired employee. You’ve hesitated to fire him, you’ve given him chance after chance, but … Continue reading Firing Without Backfiring, Avoiding the Revenge of the Difficult, Fired Employee
At first, you think you’re imagining things. Your employee, “Kevin,” seems to want you to fire him. It started with … Continue reading Employees That Ask To Be Fired: A New Trend to Obtain a Strategic Advantage
Question: It’s an open secret our manager of business development is hard to work for. He goes through an assistant … Continue reading I Smell Danger and So Should Your Boss
Question: I expect to be fired tomorrow. I work for a small company owned by a man and wife. They’re … Continue reading Working for an Alcoholic Boss & Expecting to Be Fired Tomorrow
Question: My brother is severely ill. He asked me to temporarily oversee his two businesses, one of which is a … Continue reading If I Let Employees Drink on the Job, Am I Liable–If Our Workplace is a Bar?
Question: Yesterday our HR manager dropped by my office, closed the door and asked about my relationship with a senior … Continue reading Can My Employer Force Me to Sign a Love Contract? It’s An Invasion of Privacy. Can They Fire Me for Refusing?