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Discipline / Investigations

Whistle-Blowers held to letter of the law

08/01/2007

The Ohio whistle-blower law protects employees who report wrongdoing from retaliation. But that doesn’t mean employees can add a whistle-blowing claim every time they sue after being discharged …

Same rule, different punishment OK if you can justify

08/01/2007
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Court tells employer to tell customers: We’re sexual harassers

08/01/2007

In a startling court order, a judge has required a company to tell its customers about a sexual-harassment verdict that cost it more than $2.3 million …

Threat to blow whistle on banking practices not protected

08/01/2007

An employee does not gain whistle-blower protection merely by threatening that he will go to the authorities …

No one wins in unprofitable victory for Saginaw police officer

08/01/2007

The news keeps coming of high-dollar retaliation allegations involving Michigan police departments …

Discipline employee who refuses to abide by safety rules

08/01/2007

Q. One of our shop employees was not wearing his safety glasses during a Michigan OSHA (MIOSHA) inspection, for which the company was cited. Our company has a rule requiring employees to wear safety glasses in the plant. Were we wrongly cited? — T.B.

Discipline process doesn’t have to be ‘Right,’ just honest

08/01/2007

If every decision you made on the job when disciplining employees had to be based on absolute truth, the workplace would be paralyzed. So it should come as some comfort to know that courts don’t require you to be 100% correct …

Strong ‘No violence’ policy relies on enforcement

08/01/2007
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Investigation should consider all sides of the story

08/01/2007

Not every allegation of sexual harassment is well-founded, and some employees may be overly sensitive. That’s why your investigation should consider all sides, including the alleged victim’s reaction and treatment of the alleged harasser. As the following case shows, a thorough investigation may reveal that the problem is with the alleged victim’s perception and his or her response to the alleged harassment …

Discipline for absences even if employee has disability

08/01/2007

Employees who take intermittent leave cause the greatest disruption in the workplace, according to comments received by the U.S. Labor Department on proposed revisions to the FMLA. That includes employees with disabilities who seem to need an inordinate—and unpredictable—number of absences. If you suspect abuse, don’t jump the gun …