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Beyond Print: Hiring \ Employment Issues

Religious Discrimination

08/10/2007 - An appellate court has upheld a lower court ruling in which a company that allowed an employee to keep religious material posted in her cubicle was not liable for religious discrimination.
Beyond Print: Legal Issues

Negligence

08/10/2007 - A third party sued Agilent Technologies when one of its employees posted threatening messages about him on Internet bulletin boards. The courts ruled that the company had no liability in that case.
Beyond Print: Hiring \ Employment Issues

Union Activity

08/10/2007 - A federal appeals court has ruled that a casino violated National Labor Relations Board rules when it terminated an employee for theft even though the employee was guilty - she was also the sole union organizer at the site.
Beyond Print: Hiring \ Employment Issues

Bullying

08/10/2007 - An Indiana appellate court has struck down a $325,000 judgment granted to an employee who claimed his boss bullied him.
Beyond Print: Workplace Violence

Violent Behavior

08/10/2007 - The Association of Threat Assessment Professionals has released its guideline that aims to help organizations identify the potential risk for violence among individuals.
Managing: Workplace Violence

Tips on Termination

08/10/2007 - How to handle termination of a problem employee who has a history of violent behavior or outbursts.
Book Reviews: Investigations

Workplace Investigations: A Step-by-Step Guide

08/10/2007 - This is a truly handy guide that can be referred to again and again.
Beyond Print: Fire Safety

High-Rise Fire Safety

08/10/2007 - Researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology, the Chicago Fire Department, and the Chicago Housing Authority recently set controlled fires in an abandoned Chicago apartment building to test a new fire-fighting technique. Link to the video clip.
Beyond Print: Hiring \ Employment Issues

Discrimination

08/10/2007 - Maine's high court has ruled that a company did not discriminate against a security guard when it refused to allow him to carry a firearm. The company decided not to arm the guard after several psychological evaluations. Reports on the evaluations noted that the guard was aggressive and short-tempered.
Beyond Print: Hiring \ Employment Issues

Workplace Injury

08/10/2007 - The Nevada Supreme Court has ruled that a construction company willfully violated safety regulations and must pay the fine imposed by the state of Nevada. The company failed to install safety equipment after numerous inspections.
Beyond Print: Hiring \ Employment Issues

Background Screening

08/10/2007 - Hawaii's high court has ruled that a company wrongfully fired an employee based solely on his prior criminal record. The court said that the conviction must have a relationship to the job.
Legal Report: Legal Issues

Physical Security

08/10/2007 - New laws in Virginia and Florida regarding landlord/tenant relations and alarm monitoring companies.
Industry News: Hiring \ Employment Issues

Learning from Leaders

08/10/2007 - Experts share four key traits of successful, dynamic leaders.
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