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Employees at FedEx Call Center Accuse Their Supervisor of Sexual Harassment
Four women working at a FedEx customer service call center accused their direct supervisor of sexual harassment. They ultimately brought legal action against FedEx. A district court ruled in favor…
Fired for Computer Misuse and Policy Violation — or for Exercising Freedom of Speech?
A paralegal assistant for the Ohio Department of Commerce was fired after being placed on administrative leave. She claimed that her termination was both discriminatory and a violation of her…
Former Employee Alleges Texas A&M University Violated Labor and Whistleblower Acts
An employee of Texas A&M University-Commerce was fired for job performance and co-workers’ complaints. She alleged that the university violated the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and the Texas Whistleblower…
Was Factory Worker Fired Because Bosses Were Anticipating Workers’ Comp Claim?
A work-related injury kept a manufacturing plant employee at home nearly every day for six weeks. But he didn’t follow company policy by calling in to report his absences and…
Man Argues that Walmart Refused to Rehire Him Because He Filed for Unemployment
A former Walmart employee claimed that the company had not rehired him because he had filed for unemployment benefits. The decisions from both federal and appellate judges addressed the man’s…
Man Suspected of Abusing FMLA Leave Caught via Video Surveillance
On a day when an employee was scheduled for FMLA leave (Family and Medical Leave Act) to care for his mother in a nursing home, the man, instead, allegedly stayed…
Employee Fired After Inadvertently Setting Off Alarm Going on Smoke Break
An employee was fired for initially lying about triggering an alarm. He filed a charge with the EEOC (Equal Employment Opportunity Commission) and later filed a suit claiming racial discrimination…
Should Nurse Be Allowed Indefinite Number of Unplanned Absences?
A neo-natal intensive care unit nurse lost her job for too many unplanned absences. She filed a lawsuit, alleging that her employers had violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)…
Woman Fired After Taking Medical Leave — Did Bosses Violate FMLA?
A woman on both FMLA (Family and Medical Leave Act) leave and sick leave took a trip to Cancun, Mexico, midway through the four-week allotted time for leave. When her…
Employees Look No Further Than the Office for Romance
There has always been a distinct separation between people’s workplace and their personal lives. The two areas, however, can slowly converge when romance is initiated between employees. A recent survey…
HR Career Resources
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 [...]
September 17, 2012 Read More
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