firing an employee

• Commentary: The Dos and Don'ts of Firing an Employee

Few things are more unpleasant than firing someone. But if a member of the team is not up to the task or firm finances force a difficult decision, sometimes no other option exists. If you must let someone go, here are some dos and don'ts. The dos

• Missouri Lawyers Media
• August 01, 2011

• N.J. Appellate Court: Firing An Employee Suing The Company For The Appropriation Of Confidential Records Is Not Retaliation.

For employers who have been involved in employee lawsuits, the situation where an employee confiscates company records for use in litigation against t...

• Mondaq Business Briefing
• Nbr. 2009, January 2009

• Ten Things Not To Say When Firing An Employee

Originally published by BusinessWeek Online Amid so much downsizing, it's risky and unnecessary for managers to let feelings confuse what ought to ...

• Mondaq Business Briefing
• United States Law Articles in English

• Monroe Cty. Sheriff v. Fraternal Order of Police, (Ohio 2002)

Limited power of the common pleas court to review an arbitration award; R.C. 2711.10; arbitrator may determine "just cause" for firing an employee; arbitrator may decide appropriate discipline; clearly defined public policy violation as reason to overturn arbitration award.

• Ohio Supreme Court

• Ten Things Not To Say When Firing An Employee.

Originally published by BusinessWeek Online Amid so much downsizing, it's risky and unnecessary for managers to let feelings confuse what ought to b...

• Mondaq Business Briefing
• Nbr. 2009, January 2009

• Avoid a sticky situation: a guide to firing an employee.

When it comes to managing an employee exit, it takes skill and proper procedure to ensure a satisfactory outcome and avoid a sticky situation. Here is...

• Catalyst (Dublin, Ohio)
• Nbr. 2007, March 2007

• Ada Doesn't Bar Firing an Employee Unable to Work, Rules 8th Circuit

A store had the right to fire an employee who couldn't work because she had cancer, the 8th U.S. Court of Appeals said Wednesday. Floyce Peyton worked as the manager of Fred's Stores in Heber Springs, Ark., for two days before experiencing a pain in her abdomen that, later in the day, was diagnosed as ovarian cancer.

• Missouri Lawyers Media
• September 14, 2009

• N.J. Appellate Court: Firing An Employee Suing The Company For The Appropriation Of Confidential Records Is Not Retaliation

For employers who have been involved in employee lawsuits, the situation where an employee confiscates company records for use in litigation against t...

• Mondaq Business Briefing
• United States Law Articles in English

• U.S. Fmla Violation

An employer violated federal law by firing an employee before her return from short-term medical leave for depression, a U.S. District Court in Iowa has ruled in issuing a $296,000 judgment. The plaintiff worked for the defendant as a driver manager, a position which involved the supervision of 35-40 truck drivers. During her employment, the plaintiff missed time from work due to chronic depression. Before her termination, the plaintiff experienced a serious bout of depression and went on medical leave on the advice of her doctor.

• Lawyers USA
• April 28, 2011

• Sarbanes-Oxley Act Whistleblower Protection Provisions

Bank ordered to reinstate fired employee and pay $930,000 SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 14, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has found Charlotte, N.C.-based Bank of America Corp. in violation of the whistleblower protection provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act for improperly firing an employee. The bank has been ordered to reinstate and pay the employee approximately $930,000, which includes back wages, interest, compensatory damages and attorney fees. The findings follow an investigation by OSHA's San Francisco Regional Office, which was initiated after receiving a complaint from the Los Angeles-area employee.

• U.S. Newswire
• September 14, 2011