Legal Issues and Labor Law

CURRENT LEGAL ISSUES IN PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL

By Stanley Malos - In this chapter, I offer a foundation for helping to recognize aspects of performance appraisals that are likely to wind up in litigation, and for modifying those that have caused problems for employers in a variety of legal disputes. I begin with an overview of performance appraisals as they relate to the nature of the employment relationship. ^{Most Read} (Added: 3-Dec-2002 Hits: 5048 )

Avoiding Sexual Harassment

By NA - Sexual harassment lawsuits are a growing threat to companies. Kari Fischer Uman, a senior associate with Executive Coaching & Consulting Associates, offers these suggestions to companies who want to address and prevent the problem: (Added: 15-Oct-2002 Hits: 894 )

Avoiding Successful Lawsuits by Non-Performing Employees

By Patricia Eyres - Learn to use performance appraisals PROPERLY to avoid dismissal or discipline related law suits. (Added: 19-Feb-2005 Hits: 1748 )

Care is essential in the firing process

By Timothy S. Bland - Termination of firing of an employee can create legal problems. Learn how important it is to protect you and your company from legal action, and how a performance appraisal done properly can protect. (Added: 27-Jul-2004 Hits: 1141 )

CURRENT LEGAL ISSUES IN PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL

By Stanley B. Malos, J.D., Ph.D. - An extensive review of literature and court cases relating to performance appraisals, the law, and liability. (Added: 16-Oct-2004 Hits: 2291 )

Electronic Privacy Rights: The Workplace

By lectriclaw - An employee, by the very nature of the employment relationship, must be subject to some level of monitoring by the employer. However, this monitoring has limits. Courts have held that it is a tortuous invasion of privacy for an employer to monitor employee telephone conversions. Similarly, mail carried through the U.S. postal service is granted a high level of protection. (Added: 14-Nov-2000 Hits: 744 )

Employee Performance Appraisal Process: Honesty is the Best Policy by Shawn Smith: The Sideroad

By Shawn Smith - Learn why it is important that managers are open, honest and accurate in their appraisals of employees. One reason: To be overly positive or negative may invite legal problems. (Added: 27-Jul-2004 Hits: 650 )