Some good lessons here.
I assume our readers all know what a “constructive discharge” is, but just in case you don’t, it’s when an employer deliberately makes the employee’s life at work so miserable that the employee feels...more
8/15/2025
/ Appearance Policy ,
At-Will Contracts ,
Constructive Discharge ,
Dress Codes ,
Employee Handbooks ,
Employee Rights ,
Employer Responsibilities ,
Employment Litigation ,
Employment Policies ,
Fair Work Commission ,
Harassment ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Hostile Environment ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
Termination ,
Uniforms
Better to have the courage of your convictions.
I'm sure you've heard of "quiet quitting," when an unhappy employee does the bare minimum to get by and keep drawing a paycheck, but doesn't care much about the job beyond...more
As anyone who’s been following the news is aware, President Trump has been publicly and repeatedly indicating his displeasure with Attorney General Jeff Sessions. We are a non-partisan blog, so I’m not going to get into who’s...more
Former sports columnist T.J. Simers sued the Los Angeles Times for age and disability discrimination, among other things, when he quit his job in 2013. The Times had allegedly demoted him (although with no cut in his salary...more
If you have a poor performer, is it better to make a clean break and fire him, or is it better to prolong his (and your) agony?
That is obviously a biased question, but some employers will do almost anything to avoid firing...more
9/11/2015
/ Barack Obama ,
Best Practices ,
Constructive Discharge ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Contractors ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
IBM ,
Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Sick Leave ,
Statute of Limitations ,
Termination ,
Transparency
Some employers really, really hate to fire employees. That doesn’t mean they won’t do it – but they’ll do just about anything to avoid calling it what it is....more