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California Employment News: Effective Disciplinary Procedures and Policies (Podcast)

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Having a fair and meaningful disciplinary process can be a helpful tool for employers to improve employee performance. In this episode of California Employment News, employment attorneys Meagan Bainbridge and Nikki Mahmoudi...more

Weintraub Tobin

California Employment News: Effective Disciplinary Procedures and Policies

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Having a fair and meaningful disciplinary process can be a helpful tool for employers to improve employee performance. In this episode of California Employment News, employment attorneys Meagan Bainbridge and Nikki Mahmoudi...more

Steptoe & Johnson PLLC

Navigating the West Virginia Safer Workplace Act: What To Do When an Employee Reports to Work Under the Influence

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The holiday season and corresponding celebratory shenanigans will soon be upon us. This means that many employers may be facing the question, “What do we do when someone brings their party to work?” This article aims to cover...more

Miles & Stockbridge P.C.

It’s Holiday Season! Let’s Celebrate Responsibly.

It’s the most wonderful time of the year, full of holiday cheer but, unfortunately for some employers, also legal risks and potential liability. A company’s annual holiday party, gala or event can quickly turn from a...more

Cranfill Sumner LLP

Making Spirits Bright – Tips for Alcohol Permittees This Holiday Season

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It’s the most wonderful time of the year.  And for many, this holiday season marks the return to social gatherings of pre-pandemic proportions.  With revelers sure to crowd restaurants and bars, there is also an increased...more

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Three Key Takeaways from Decision on Teacher Dismissal for Erratic Behavior

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A recent Illinois State Board of Education hearing officer decision upheld the dismissal of a tenured teacher who engaged in off-topic rants in the classroom, stored pornographic images on a district laptop, and refused to...more

Bricker Graydon LLP

Tips for employers to avoid holiday party headaches

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While office holiday parties provide employees with an opportunity to celebrate a successful year with their colleagues, they can also cause headaches for employers. With some advanced planning, employers can minimize their...more

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CANADA: How Can Employers Mitigate Liability for Incidents Related to Alcohol or Cannabis Consumption at Holiday Parties?

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In Canada, employers that host holiday parties for their employees could expose themselves to significant common law liability for the actions of an employee or guest who is under the influence of alcohol or cannabis....more

Cozen O'Connor

#No Filter: Terminating an Employee for Social Media Posts – Part 2

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Prior to the advent of social media and especially the #MeToo movement, employers were generally comfortable drawing a bright line between what employees did on their own time and workplace misconduct. ...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Who Judges the Judges? Federal Judiciary Adopts New Workplace Conduct Rules

In light of some recent allegations of harassment of court employees in certain circuits, it may come as no surprise that the federal Judicial Conference recently strengthened their rules prohibiting misconduct and obligating...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

ECI’s 2018 Global Business and Ethics Survey: Part II

This week, in this podcast series on the FCPA Compliance Report, I visit with Patricia Harned, Ph.D., the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Ethics and Compliance Initiative (ECI), about the firm’s 2018 Global Business and...more

The Volkov Law Group

The Urgency of Now: Corporate Ethics and the #MeToo Movement

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The corporate scandal landscape is littered with important examples of governance failures surrounding corporate ethics and mishandling of harassment and sexual assault controversies. ...more

Hogan Lovells

Social media and the workplace

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Social media is one of the most significant developments in communication and has changed the way and speed at which people interact with one another. It has naturally infiltrated the working environment and brought about...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Privacy Tip #116 - Insider Error or Threat Continue to Cause Data Breaches

You continue to hear that your employees are your biggest risk when it comes to causing a data breach. Recent incidents that we have been involved in that were caused by employee error include...more

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