Last April, we reported on a case where an employer fired an employee for helping herself to a bag of potato chips without paying. The employee argued that she is
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I Didn't Steal the Potato Chips, My Disability Did
With increasing frequency, employees are relying on disabilities to excuse work-related misconduct. While we’ve been writing about this for years (some suggested that my 2011 post “To What Extent …
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DOES GOOD CAUSE FOR TERMINATION EQUAL GOOD CAUSE TO CONTEST UNEMPLOYMENT?
Let’s say you have good reasons for termination. Perhaps the employee has well documented performance issues, has fallen asleep on the job, or has violated the harassment policy. Many employers…
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IF WE WERE RIGHT TO FIRE HIM WHY DOES HE STILL GET UNEMPLOYMENT?
Let’s say you fire an employee for violating a very reasonable company policy, such as the harassment policy, or a safety policy, or even misappropriation of company property. Does that…
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