Several times a year, Counsel Consulting Group LLC and the law firm
of Powell,Trachtman, Logan, Carrle & Lombardo, P.C. jointly
publish a free e-mail newsletter, Avoiding Lawsuits - How Businesses
Can Prevent Employment Claims and Liabilities. We try to provide
guidance on how employers can maintain the delicate but crucial balance
between legal requirements and business realities. Avoiding Lawsuits will give you tips on how to use the law to your advantage, and as
legal developments arise, it will tell you what you need to do to
minimize the impact on your company.
Links to current and previous issues are set forth below.
| March 2005 |
Spring Fever...Is It Love or Liability That's in the Air? What to do When Cupid Takes Aim at the Office |
| January 2005 |
New Year’s Resolutions for a Healthy Employer |
| November 2004 |
The Employment Practices Radar Screen:
Intellectual Disability Claims and OFCCP Audits |
| October 2004 |
Snatching Defeat from the Jaws of Victory:
How Employees Are Using Retaliation Claims to Win, Even When They Lose |
| September 2004 |
Three Clear Messages from Washington:
Employers Must Deal with Overtime Issues, the Suders Case
and the Wal-Mart Case Now...or Pay Later |
| July 2004 |
Get Ready for a Mandatory, Top-Down
“
Culture of Compliance” --
What the Federal Government’s
Evolving Response To Enron
And WorldCom Will Mean to HR |
| June 2004 |
"Breaking Up Is Hard To Do" --
The Real World Risks of Terminating At-Will Employees |
| May 2004 |
"We're at War and I Won't
Work With Muslims" ... How Can Employers Avoid Religious
Discrimination and Harassment Claims? |
| Special Alert |
Department of Labor Releases
New Overtime Regulations |
| April 2004 |
Twenty Things You Need To Know
About The FMLA:
You May Know What the FMLA Says… But Do You Know What it
Means? |
| March 2004 |
Inconsistent Enforcement of HR
Policies Will Consistently Cause Employee Lawsuits |
| February
2004 |
You Can
Be Liable, Even If You Didn't Do It: The Hidden Dangers in
the Evolving Law of Sexual Harassment
|
| January 2004 |
‘Tis
The Season... For Year End Employee Evaluations |
| November 2003 |
The Next Big Thing: Bipolar
Employees and the ADA |
| September 2003 |
Is
There Anything Wrong With Favoring Minorities To Promote
Diversity In Your Workplace?
|
| June
1, 2003 |
Very Bad News
For Employers - The Supreme Court Lays Out the Red Carpet For
Employee Discrimination Lawsuits
|
| May 1, 2003 |
Training Managers
To Avoid Employee Lawsuits: Make Sure They Know When To Say “Whoa!”
|
| April 1, 2003 |
New Overtime
Regulations Could Be In Place By July 2003 (And New Lawsuits
Will Follow Immediately Thereafter)
|
| March 1, 2003 |
Dealing With Employees
In The Military: What To Do When (And Before) Johnny Comes Marching
Home |
| February 1, 2003 |
Even
Einstein Can’t Figure Out When To Pay Overtime
|
| December 1, 2002 |
Secret Weapons:
How To Use Your Employment Application Form To Avoid Liabilities |
| November 1, 2002 |
Know When To
Say No To Employee Claims: How To Take Advantage Of The Trend
Toward A More Practical Interpretation Of The ADA And The FMLA |
| September 1, 2002 |
Avoiding Lawsuits
Is A Game Of Inches |
| August 1, 2002 |
The Science Of
Compliance |
| July 1, 2002 |
Can “How Ya’ Doin’?” Lead
To A Lawsuit? |
| June 1, 2002 |
What Do You Do When
You’re The One Accused Of Sexual Harassment? |
| May 1, 2002 |
Don’t Believe
Everything You Read In the Newspapers: Does Seniority Really
Trump Disability?
Is An Employer Who Objects To Employee Dreadlocks Liable For
Racial Or Religious Discrimination? |
| April 1, 2002 |
The “Revenge
Lawsuit” – Five Tips For Minimizing The Risk Of Lawsuits
From Terminated Employees |
| March 1, 2002 |
Failure To Train
Management To Properly Administer Sexual Harassment Complaint
Procedure Leads To $8 Million Punitive Damage Award
Is Employee Testing Legal? |
| February 1, 2002 |
It Finally
Happened ... A Court Rules That An Employer Who Failed To Train
Its Managers Made An “Extraordinary Mistake” And
Is Liable For $50,000 In Additional Damages
An Easy, Effective Preventive Law Technique: Complaint Procedures
For Discrimination And Harassment Claims
|
| January 1, 2002 |
What Employers
In The Post-September 11 World Need To Know
Alert: In A Major Victory For Employers, The Supreme Court
Has Limited The Reach of The ADA |
| October 1, 2001 |
After The Tragedy:
Anti-Muslim Harassment Presents New Challenges For Employers |
| September 1, 2001 |
The Difference
Between Theory And Practice: The Real World Of Employee-Employer
Lawsuits |
| June 1, 2001 |
Are Your Claims
Prevention Policies Really Claims Creation Policies?
When In Doubt, Throw It Out? The Dangers Of Document Destruction |
| May 1, 2001 |
Should You Monitor
Your Employees’ E-Mail?
When All Else Fails ... Protect Your Assets |
| April 1, 2001 |
Employee Lawsuits
And Runaway Juries – The Supreme Court Helps Employers
Manage The Risks
Employee Lawsuits Are No Laughing Matter, But ... |
| January 1, 2001 |
Management Training
Is A Necessity, Not An Option: Recent Multi-Million Dollar Verdicts
Send A Clear Message |
| December 1, 2000 |
Three Overtime
Nightmares |
| November 1, 2000 |
You Can Be
Liable For Employee Violence In Your Workplace
Quick Tip: Some Things Do Not Get Better With Age |
| October 1, 2000 |
The ADA And The
Incompetent Employee |
| September 1, 2000 |
Alert: Significant Change In The Law Regarding Your Right
To Discipline An Employee
Doing The Right Thing Is Not Enough – In the Eyes Of
The Law, If You Can’t Prove It, You Didn’t Do It |
| August 15, 2000 |
Memo To The
Board: Our Top Executives Just Left And Accepted Jobs With
Our Primary Competitor
You Can’t Be Liable For Internet “Chats” Among
Your Employees ... Can You? |
| August 1, 2000 |
Avoiding Employment
Lawsuits: The Employment Interview
The “My Word Against Your Word” Problem
The ADR Revolution – Will It Work For You? |
