Is an employer justified in terminating an employee for inappropriate social media posts?
Excerpted from a Troutman Pepper Blog by Sean Craig Can a private employer terminate an employee for social media posts that violate internal policies? The Third Circuit, in a nonprecedential […]
Nurse suspected in opioid theft hired without a background check
Excerpted from an Iowa Capital Dispatch article by Clark Kauffman An eastern Iowa hospital has been cited by the state for hiring, without a full background check, a nurse who […]
Reminders for employers after employee is awarded $450,000 for unwanted birthday party
Excerpted from a Levenfeld Pearlstein LLC Blog A jury recently awarded a Kentucky man $450,000 after his employer threw him a surprise birthday party against his wishes, and then terminated […]
Extraordinary workplace misconduct: Celebrating you is a piece of cake…
Excerpted from a Shawe Rosenthal LLP blog by Garrick Ross and Fiona W. Wong In the latest entry in our series on extraordinary workplace misconduct, we must come to terms […]