November 12, 2009 by Jim Giuliano
A lawyer who got fired by his firm is gaining a measure of revenge by running a Web site in which he refers to his boss as “a used-car salesman with a law degree.” It gets even better than that. More…
October 30, 2009 by Jim Giuliano

The practice of “friending” on social-networking sites can be a legally dangerous one when it involves a supervisor and a subordinate. Plus, a lot of subordinates think it’s creepy. More…
October 27, 2009 by Sam Narisi
A 25-year employee says he was wrongfully terminated after a co-worker falsely accused him of stealing used printer cartridges. More…
September 16, 2009 by Jim Giuliano
There are many ways to let someone go, and a lot of them are bad and unnecessarily hard on both parties. More…
September 8, 2009 by Sam Narisi
Apparently, this Iowa police officer had some trouble understanding MySpace’s privacy settings. More…
August 31, 2009 by Sam Narisi

When IT finds someone’s been browsing offensive Web sites on a work computer, you’d normally fire the employee. But what happens when it’s a computer several employees share? More…
August 3, 2009 by Jim Giuliano
Can the founder and CEO of retailer American Apparel legally fire people just because he thinks they’re ugly? More…
July 31, 2009 by Jim Giuliano

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission just came out with a document that some are calling “How to Sue Your Employer.” Rather than cursing (and hiding) the document, employers might be better served by using its contents to avoid a lawsuit. More…
July 30, 2009 by Sam Narisi

If it came out that a top exec at your firm was married to someone in a controversial profession, how do you think the company would react? More…
July 27, 2009 by Kim Dustman
Layoffs are on everyone’s mind right now, but how far would some employees go to make sure it doesn’t happen to them? More…