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Swearing teacher who couldn’t control students can continue teaching


December 31, 2008 by Fred Hosier
Posted in: Dubious decisions, Employees do the strangest things, Here comes the judge, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, That's how they do it in ______

If you were an HR director at a school where a teacher swore at students and couldn’t keep kids from chasing each other around the classroom with a baseball bat, what steps would you take?

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Update: Wal-Mart settles lawsuits over wage-hour violations


December 30, 2008 by Fred Hosier
Posted in: Fun stuff on the Web, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views

Turns out, a recent settlement between Wal-Mart and Minnesota over wage-and-hour violations was just the tip of the iceberg for the retailer.

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Help a co-worker in trouble? Maybe not after this ruling


December 29, 2008 by Fred Hosier
Posted in: Dubious decisions, Here comes the judge, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views

Hypothetical situation: Someone is trapped in a burning cubicle at work. Would co-workers try to save their fellow employee?

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Happy holidays from HR Blunders


December 24, 2008 by Fred Hosier
Posted in: Latest News & Views

HR Blunders’ e-newsletter will return Friday, Jan. 9, 2009. In the meantime, we will be updating the Web site during the holidays. Check back for more HR Blunders in the New Year.

Can’t work, but can officiate at soccer games


December 23, 2008 by Fred Hosier
Posted in: Here comes the judge, Latest News & Views, That's how they do it in ______

His disability record showed he couldn’t walk more than 20 yards at a time without severe pain, but he completed a 6.2-mile run.

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Snowplowing and beer don’t mix


December 22, 2008 by Fred Hosier
Posted in: Employees do the strangest things, Latest News & Views

Turns out an open can of beer isn’t acceptable equipment for someone snowplowing streets in Montreal, Canada.

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Pathological liar goes to jail for fake airline engineer credentials


December 19, 2008 by Fred Hosier
Posted in: Employees do the strangest things, Here comes the judge, HR blunder of the week, Latest News & Views

You’ve got to wonder whether someone in HR at Qantas airlines is in big trouble for not properly checking a potential employee’s credentials.

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E-mail blunder: Innocent employee goes to jail


December 18, 2008 by Fred Hosier
Posted in: Here comes the judge, HR blunder of the week, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views

New York City will pay a settlement to a former private school librarian who was wrongly imprisoned for 30 hours because of an e-mail mix-up where he worked.

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Top 10 HR Blunders of 2008


December 18, 2008 by Fred Hosier
Posted in: Fun stuff on the Web, Special Report

It’s time to review the mistakes, catastrophes, near misses and just plain strange stuff in the HR world in 2008.

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Update: School aide resigns because of previous job


December 17, 2008 by Fred Hosier
Posted in: Dubious decisions, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views

Not too long ago we told you the story of Louisa Tuck, a part-time cafeteria and playground aide at an elementary school in Vineland, NJ. Her previous career caused controversy for the school district.

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