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Two Million Dollar Lesson: Who Knew Same Sex Harassment Liability Could Cost So Much

Posted by Melissa Fleischer, Esq. on Apr 14th 2014

Managers need to understand that sexual harassment does not just need to occur between a man and a woman. In fact, managers have often made the mistake of thinking that when one man or woman harasses … read more

WORKPLACE VIOLENCE ON THE RISE

Posted by Melissa Fleischer, Esq. on Feb 2nd 2014

In the past month, we have seen multiple incidents of violence in the workplace including many at malls, schools and colleges. It is a problem that employers in this country can no longer avoid for it … read more

Tragic Workplace Violence Strikes in Middle School Shooting

Posted by Melissa Fleischer, Esq. on Oct 24th 2013

Another horrific instance of workplace violence, this one directed at middle school students by a 12-year old boy. Thank God for the heroic acts of one of their own teachers who attempted to get the b … read more

Was it a case of passing bad apples around?

Posted by Melissa Fleischer, Esq. on Oct 24th 2013

As an HR exec, you may want to investigate multiple transfers of the same person to see if managers are avoiding dealing with performance problems.Here’s a case in point: Two sets of managers at an in … read more

Firm did a lot right, but missed investigation of FMLA claims

Posted by Melissa Fleischer, Esq. on Oct 10th 2013

Sometimes the left hand doesn’t know what the right hand is doing. And in a big company, there are often more than two hands. In a recent case involving a chemist at an oil company, a worker, his co-w … read more

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Two Million Dollar Lesson: Who Knew Same Sex Harassment Liability Could Cost So Much

WORKPLACE VIOLENCE ON THE RISE

Tragic Workplace Violence Strikes in Middle School Shooting

Was it a case of passing bad apples around?

Firm did a lot right, but missed investigation of FMLA claims

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