I recently attended an employment law seminar in St. Paul, Minnesota. One key topic that kept resurfacing in the sessions I attended was RETALIATION. Title VII retaliation claims have increased19% from 2006. An employer retaliates when it makes an adverse employment decision which tends to discourage an employee from engaging in protected conduct. What is an adverse employment [...]
When an employee-employer relationship is terminated, either amicably or not, employers may be asked to provide a reference for the former employee. Providing both positive and negative references for former employees may result in legal liability for employers. Negative references may result in a slander or defamation action by the former employee. False positive references [...]
Julie Elgar of That’s What She Said uses the employees of The Office to illustrate the pervasiveness of internet use in the workplace. Elgar recognizes that unmonitored internet usage can lead to a decline of productivity and even worse harassment among employees. What should employers do? As Elgar says it’s important to develop a monitoring system and inform the employees [...]
