From the political campaigns of 2024 through the recent tragedy of the assassination of Charlie Kirk, public discourse on social media has been active, and often provocative, divisive and offensive.

Imagine that an employee in a workplace meeting stands up, and in a profanity-laced tirade, calls the manager in the meeting several names not fit for print. Most employers would immediately ...

A workplace disciplinary policy should provide the employees with clear guidelines and what consequences they can expect if the rules are broken. On paper, it sounds like a good thing; it protects the ...

A workplace that embraces diversity and civility is imperative for protecting employees, minimizing corporate legal risk, and advancing an organization’s business and culture objectives. In our last ...

Even the most harmonious companies may sometimes experience employee misconduct, unacceptable behavior or poor performance. While these situations can be awkward and uncomfortable, ignoring them and ...

Corrective actions, whether informal or formal, must depend upon the nature, consequence(s), or potential consequence(s) of the employee's conduct or performance and surrounding circumstances and ...

A Louisiana court has upheld the reinstatement of a fired supervisor after her public employer failed to prove a workplace violence allegation. The Court of Appeal, Fourth Circuit of Louisiana on ...