In this real-life legal case, an ex-employee sues, claiming he was fired for complaining about safety — but his complaint proved to be false. Who won?
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Tags: Behavior, health, performance, safety
In this real-life case, a low-performer sues the company when she gets demoted after taking time off under the Family and Medical Leave Act. Who won?
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In this real-life case, a Muslim employee performs poorly and is terminated. He sues the company for discrimination, noting that his boss made derogatory comments about Arabs and terrorism. Who won?
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Tags: arabs, discrimination, muslim, performance
In this real-life case, a supervisor got fired for violating the company policy on dating subordinates. He sued the company, claiming invasion of privacy. Who won?
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Tags: court, dating, privacy, Supervisors
In this real-life case, a supervisor uses a “3 strikes” policy for employees who are accused of sexual harassment, and a victim sues the company over the policy. Who won?
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Tags: 3 strikes, sexual harassment, termination
A supervisor fires an employee who indirectly threatened a co-worker. Did a judge in this actual case agree that the termination was unfair?
Tags: complaints, policy, termination, violence
In this real-life case, two employees have a spat. One gets revenge by “outing” the other to co-workers as a lesbian, and gets fired. Did a court uphold the firing?
Tags: firing, lesbian, outed, sexual harassment, termination
A poor-performing employee gets fired shortly after filing a complaint about company safety. He sues the company for retaliation. Who won this real-life case?
Tags: documentation, firing, performance, retaliation, safety, termination
An employee gets disciplined, but he sues, walks into court and says, “The company handbook doesn’t allow that.” Read the case and decide: Who won?
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Tags: at will, company handbook, termination, three strikes
