When an Employee Becomes a Legal Threat

Because the complaint that becomes a lawsuit arrives looking like all the others...

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Dealing with employee issues is a regular part of HR procedure, but sometimes what begins as a regular HR issue can snowball into something that opens the company to potential legal liability. It can be easy to overlook a problem that might become a lawsuit, or alternatively, to escalate an issue that might lead to nothing.Down

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  • The signal screen: what to log, and when a complaint stops being routine with insights from Leo Tyree, Senior Counsel at Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete.
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  • The pre-decision worksheet that separates a documented performance case from a retaliation claim