Employers who are thinking of offering severance agreements and waivers to departing employees should review the guidance offered by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission aimed at helping the employee to decide whether to sign it.

To minimize the risk of potential litigation, many emplo Read more

Fewer people were voluntarily quitting their jobs in December 2008 compared to December 2006, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics says. Read more

The state’s Dislocated Workers Act requires employers of 50 or more employees to provide a 60-day plant closing notice to workers, but it does not apply to reduction of work hours if there is no termination of employment and no business transaction such as a sale is taking place, according to Elaine Young of the Read more

The 30 percent of employers who have fired workers for internet misuse cite the following reasons: viewing, downloading, or uploading inappropriate/offensive conduct (84 percent); violation of any company policy (48 percent); excessive personal use (34 percent); and other reasons (9 percent), re Read more

Overturning a National Labor Relations Board decision reinstating the terminated employee, the court said that the effect of stating that there were “gaping holes” in the business and that there were “voids” in the company’s critical knowledge base were damaging enough to warrant immediate termination; the employee’s later criticism of company management via an internet message additionally Read more

The former employee of Booz, Allen & Hamilton, Inc. was terminated after she returned from active military duty. The Uniformed Service Employment and Reemployment Rights Act prohibits discharging returning veterans “except for cause.” The appeals court said that the “overwhelming” evidence showed an extensive pattern of misconduct justifying her dismissal.