For the Record: Best Practices for Maintaining Personnel Records and Employee Files
5/24/23
By: Janet Barringer and Ryan Giggi
Our increasingly digitized world has changed the way employers manage and keep records. Personnel files are very frequently at the center of employment litigation, as a well-kept personnel file will tell the story of …
Disaster Preparedness for Employers: Fifth Circuit Affirms the Importance of Proactive Practices in Responding to Discrimination and Harassment Complaints
3/20/23
By: Tia Combs and Allison Spears
In Hudson v. Lincare, Inc., the Fifth Circuit provided employers with a roadmap for the proper response to claims of co-worker harassment. As discussed below, the case exemplifies how prompt and deliberate action …
Scathing Text Message to Employee After Maternity Leave Leads Ohio Law Firm to Part Ways with Partner
2/1/23
By Steve Forbes and Ashley Hetzel
A partner at a prominent employment law firm in Ohio fired off a scathing text message that created some reputational ripples within the legal community. A female associate, who had recently returned from maternity …