A supervisor who repeatedly called an employee “Rain Man” can’t be held liable for disability discrimination or harassment according to a state appeals court.
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Tags: autism, disability, discrimination
If your company has to fire an IT worker, it’s a very good idea to make sure they no longer have access to your company’s servers.
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Tags: computer servers, fire, IT
Apparently, some workers need to be reminded that their social networking Web pages can be read by their managers and HR reps, not just their friends.
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Tags: doctor's note, Facebook, sick day
As an HR pro, have you ever hired someone immediately after their internship with your company? San Diego Police might want to consider that after an intern cracked a murder case that’d been cold for 36 years.
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Tags: hire, intern, internship
Most HR pros have handled difficult layoffs or firings — but have you ever had to fire Santa?
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Doesn’t everyone know to ignore strangers who ask you to “invest” money? Apparently not.
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Using company funds for personal items is never a good idea. It’ll cause a bigger uproar if the money is meant for children.
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Tags: larceny, personal expenses, theft
A woman says she was fired in part for not revealing on her job application that she’d worked at a restaurant where servers wore skimpy uniforms.
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Tags: application, gender discrimination, lawsuit, probationary period
A former deli worker is suing Wal-Mart. He says he was wrongly fired from a Sam’s Club store for simply being a good Catholic.
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Tags: fired, lawsuit, religious rights, Wal-Mart
If this is what the credit crunch and tough economic times are doing to business owners and managers, HR might have to discipline more employees.
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Tags: credit crunch, employee theft, stolen check
