Quite often, employees’ attorneys make sure supervisors are separately charged in a complaint and individually liable. For example, more lawyers are adding negligence and interference with contractual rights to their claims, suing supervisors personally. Cite this trend during training to motivate your supervisors to follow HR’s advice on discipline, hiring and other issues—or else face the consequences.
Remind bosses: They can be personally liable
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