Over the past couple of days, I’ve worked with clients who are addressing disciplinary issues for salaried employees. There seems to be a myth that salaried employees are subject to different procedures than an hourly employee. First, I want to dispel that myth. Just because an employee is...
One of the more interesting questions that I get as an attorney is what are the circumstances when an employee can be sanctioned, disciplined, or even terminated for off-duty conduct. A couple of months ago I was at a networking event and someone was speaking about...
The subject of disciplinary action for an employee who engaged in sexually harassing behavior is not a clean cut a problem as many people would think. Sure, many employers would love to just fire someone. But the issue may not be as easy as that....