Negligent Hiring Practices Lawsuits
Employers have a responsibility to choose employees who can not only do their jobs well, but who can also complete their jobs safely without putting others in danger. While employers can’t predict the future, they can use a prospective employee’s history to determine if he or she may be a risk to the company, other workers, or the public. If an employee behaves in a reckless or negligent manner and harms another person, and the company knew that the worker was a risk, the business may be liable for negligent hiring practices.
Employment Lawsuits on the Rise
Perhaps it should be no surprise to anyone that when the job market gets stressed where unemployment rates are too low as they were or too high, which is where they are currently headed due to the financial crisis and bottom of the business cycle; lawsuits increase. If you run a small, medium or large business you need to be sure that your employment procedures and Human Resource Team is up to snuff.
Prevent Workplace Harassment – Top Ten Tips
Prevent Workplace Harassment – Top Ten Tips By Don Grimmeand Sheryl Grimme These tips are geared to the organization as a whole. Any leader should be aware of them and provide support as needed, but many of the tips need to be executed by senior officials and/or the HR department. Tip #1: Create a clear, [...]
Employment Discrimination Lawyers and Lawsuit
It would appear that we have too many rules, quotas and discrimination lawsuits in American Business. Indeed in the end this hurts us all. A businessperson should be able to hire whomever they wish without any rule of law compelling them in their employment process.
7 Inexcusable Ways Supervisors Get Their Company Sued
In a bad economy where money is tight, sales are down, and employees are frightful of what lies ahead for them, the very last thing your company needs is a lawsuit brought by a disgruntled employee. Yet according to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the number of lawsuits being won against companies across the country is absolutely staggering. Many professional posit we are now in the mist of a national lawsuit epidemic.
Company Liability: Sexual Harassment and Inappropriate Rewards
This type of sexual harassment occurs when employees, who submit to a manager or supervisor’s sexual demands, are rewarded by that manager or supervisor. It is important to note however, that the wronged party(ies) is not the one who submitted, but those who did not and are denied the benefits of the submission.
Age Discrimination in the Workplace
Over time, individuals often gain valuable work experience that can be useful in obtaining new employment later on. When hiring, many businesses look for employees who have prior experience in the field and are familiar with the requirements of that particular position. Unfortunately, applicants may face employment discrimination based solely on their age and not their qualifications.
What is the Legal Definition of a Hostile Work Environment?
Modern corporate societies all have the same problems; they all suffer in some instances a hostile work environment. Whilst this can occur as a result of a clash of personalities this is not always the result of a clash of wills between employer and employee.
Should You Be Worried About Age Discrimination?
By Jessica M Holbrook – Almost every client I work with who’s above the age of 40 asks the same question at some point: Do I need to make myself look younger on my resume? The fear that they are being skipped over for younger candidates is clearly a widespread concern among today’s job seekers. [...]
Why Age Discrimination Lawsuits Will Explode in the Future II
We continue our supervisor core training on the age discrimination law (ADEA). In the first article we discovered a shocking new ruling from the United States Supreme Court. In this article we continue to posit why there will be an explosion of age discrimination laws suits and what your organization can do about it now.
