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Tragedy struck an Oklahoma workplace when a recently-fired employee from a food distribution center entered the center and stabbed a co-worker at random, severing her head, and then stabbed another co-worker.  Tragic stories like this …

Every year we write an article on employer-hosted holiday parties and the pitfalls to avoid.  While we intend to review all of those potential pitfalls, employers should keep in mind that avoiding pitfalls is not …

As worrisome reports of deadly contagions like Ebola continue to fill the news, fears are mounting about the possibility of transmission.  As an employer, your instinct is likely to protect your workplace and employees, perhaps …

This year, we have reported on President Obama’s Executive Orders raising the minimum wage for federal contractors, prohibiting retaliation against workers who share their salary information, and prohibiting LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) discrimination …

The proposed budget for fiscal year 2014 provides a cash infusion to three federal agencies that are a thorn in the side of many employers: the Department of Labor (“DOL”), the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission …

As the weather turns warmer, many employers consider company picnics, softball teams, pool parties, and the like to boost morale and improve employee relations.  These are great ways for employers to build their teams, but it …

Holiday parties are a great way to thank your employees for their hard work over the year and build the morale and spirit of the team.  Unfortunately, it can also be a time when otherwise …

Another company is facing a public backlash for terminating an employee viewed as a “hero.”  An AutoZone employee in Virginia was fired after foiling a robbery at the store.  The “Fake Beard Bandit,” who had …

A Carl’s Jr. franchisee in Texas is learning the hard way that timing can be everything when disciplining or terminating employees.  Cathy Terry, a store manager, was fired only two days after she was robbed …

As our nation struggles to comprehend the recent mass shootings in Aurora, Colorado and at a Sikh temple in Wisconsin, the national discourse has again turned to gun control.  Employers must wrestle with the same …