Author: The HR Gazette

  Two arguments show up in almost every termination lawsuit: that the employer’s reason changed, and that it didn’t follow its own policy. The Eleventh Circuit recently explained why neither argument, without more, is enough to get a case to a jury. TL;DR: In a recent Eleventh Circuit decision, the

  Under basic contract law, yes. But thanks to the Ending Forced Arbitration Act, that may not be the end of the story. TL;DR: The New Jersey Appellate Division held that a mutual arbitration agreement was valid and enforceable, reversing a trial court that had voided it. But because the

  Not every workplace conflict that creates turbulence makes it to a jury. This one didn’t. The employer’s investigation held up under the honest-belief doctrine. TL;DR: The Sixth Circuit affirmed summary judgment for an airline after a flight attendant received a Final Corrective Action Notice for allegedly violating its Workplace