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Unions Sue When Retirees’ Benefits Are Changed — So Can Retirees File a Suit of Their Own?
A company headquartered in Pennsylvania was sued by labor unions after altering its retirees’ health benefits. Judgment was rendered in favor of the company, but by then, the retirees had…
Welfare Benefits Accrue To The Wealthy: But They Won’t Admit It
This thanksgiving the rich and affluent will offer thanks for many things, but will in all likelihood forget to offer their gratitude for the gifts they get from welfare. The…
Thinking Of Retiring in 2013? Don’t: Here’s Why?
According to a report around 7 million Americans will reach the age of 65 by January of the New Year and will undoubtedly be nursing thoughts of retirement. However, analysts…
A 401(k) That Guarantees A Monthly Paycheck: Ensure Continual Flow For Retirees
Today’s generation laments that the type of pensions their father’s generation got are unlikely to return, but a large company has shown the way how the 401(k) plan can be…
Has Sandy Left You Traumatized? Follow These Tips To Ensure That Your Insurance Company Does Not Do The Same
For many people, even though the storm has ebbed they still continue to suffer as they are unable to get their insurance companies to cough out the cash that they…
Fired Bus Driver Believes She’s Entitled to an Appeal Hearing Before School Board
A bus driver working for the Columbia County School District in Georgia was fired for violating school policy. She sued on the grounds that she was entitled to a Board…
Legal Case Centers on Diagnosis of Seaman’s Lymphoma After His Service Had Ended
Was a seaman entitled to benefits for being diagnosed with cancer after his service but which clearly existed during his time at sea? That was the question faced by both…
Sales Associate Claims that Former Employers Interfered with Her Rights for Medical Leave
A sales associate of Pulte Homes Corporation, a national homebuilder, was fired for failing to meet sales quotas and for her sales not improving. The woman alleged that the genuine…
Legal Case Centers on Whether or Not Employee Can Perform Duties with Accommodation
A woman claimed that her former employers violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by firing her. But the company countered by stating that she couldn’t perform “essential functions” of…
Dispute Over Termination a Matter of Whether or Not Proper Notice Was Provided
An employee took leave for a medical condition and was fired shortly thereafter. She claimed a violation of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), but the company said that…
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Firing Is Fiery!
HR Career Resources is a weekly column authored by HRCrossing, the nation's leading human resources jobsite dedicated to getting HR professionals jobs.
For most human resources professionals, hiring a new candidate is a jubilant moment. However, needing to fire one of their existing employees is one situation they pray hard to avoid getting into. Unfortunately, the need to fire an employee for the health of the organization is inevitable at times. In such cases, HR professionals are not left with a choice. However, firing an employee does not always have to be a bad experience. Terminating an employee’s services can sometimes be the best solution for an organization or the employee himself. Reasons for termination may include a lack of productivity, misconduct, a loss to the organization owing to the carelessness of the employee, and other issues. Human resources professionals faced with the situation of firing an employee need to tackle each [...]
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