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Nothing is more likely to spur a lawsuit than a termination for misconduct or poor performance. Former employees may feel they have nothing to lose by suing you. That’s why you must prepare carefully. Before making a termination decision, you should follow these steps.

A memo makes clear that the DOJ wants whistleblowers to come forward with allegations of rogue DEI programs.

Not only are sectors such as retail, construction and food service more likely to be hostile environments, but the managers you rely on to stop ongoing harassment may be engaging in the harassment themselves.

If we offer intermittent leave to an employee to care for an ailing parent, but he won’t present a medical certification, can we require him to take FMLA leave?

Sometimes, our differences may clash in ways that seem impossible to reconcile. It’s hard to make everyone happy. That doesn’t absolve employers from the obligation to try.

In a significant new development, the Department of Justice’s Criminal Division has issued a memo elevating immigration violations to white-collar crime status. At the same time, it’s also expanded a corporate whistleblowing pilot program to include immigration violations.

Increasingly, U.S. Supreme Court decisions turn on the exact language Congress chose to use when writing laws. The justices often rely on the ordinary meaning of the words contained in legislation.

Earlier this year, the Littler Mendelson law firm surveyed 350 in-house lawyers, business executives and HR professionals and asked them what their greatest concerns were for managing employees this year. Here are their top three.

If you’re planning on hiring teenagers this summer, remember the Fair Labor Standards Act has strict rules regarding the jobs and hours teens may work.

Under the ADA, workers with disabilities who aren’t yet eligible for leave or who have used up their accrued leave and FMLA entitlement may be able to take more time off as a reasonable accommodation. However, there is no ADA right to indefinite leave.