Investigations, Employee Misconduct, Employer Liability Issues

When Employees Behave Badly: So, What Must Be Turned Over to the Public?

Pullman & Comley - Labor, Employment and... on 8/20/2025

As those familiar with the Connecticut Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) know, under the law the vast majority of public-employee personnel related records are subject to disclosure upon request. Nowhere is this more evident...more

Guide for Participants in Workplace Investigations

Oppenheimer Investigations Group on 2/10/2025

A quick search on Reddit or Google will reveal that workplace investigations often seem shrouded in mystery. Every person involved—complainant, respondent, and witnesses alike—enter the process with questions: Why has my...more

Investigations: Employers Can Avoid Getting in Their Own Way with Some Planning

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 1/31/2025

At some point, every employer will need to investigate an employee’s complaint. An investigation is an important tool that employers can use to fix a workplace problem and minimize liability. Or, an investigation can create...more

Shifting Views on Paid Administrative Leave

Foley & Lardner LLP on 9/17/2024

Employers often place employees on paid administrative leave while they investigate accusations of employee misconduct or make decisions regarding the employees’ employment. Traditionally, most federal courts agreed that this...more

Fourth Circuit Expands Employer Protections Against Suspected FMLA Misuse

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP on 8/9/2024

While the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) is designed to protect employees who suffer from a qualifying "serious health condition that makes the employee unable to perform the functions of" their job, its administration...more

Investigations › Employee Misconduct › Employer Liability Issues

When Employees Behave Badly: So, What Must Be Turned Over to the Public?

Guide for Participants in Workplace Investigations

Investigations: Employers Can Avoid Getting in Their Own Way with Some Planning

Shifting Views on Paid Administrative Leave

Fourth Circuit Expands Employer Protections Against Suspected FMLA Misuse

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