Let’s move from the corporate world (immediately preceding post) to the sports world and the prison world.  The corporate world can be tough–but tougher than the sports world and the prison world?  Depending on how you look at it, the latter two worlds are every bit as tough, probably more so, than the former.
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I must give credit for this post to a colleague, Michael Maslanka, a partner in the Dallas office of Ford & Harrison and the editor of the Texas Employment Law Letter.  He also writes a column called “Work Matters” for In-House Texas.  One of his recent columns was titled “No Jerks Allowed.”  I encourage you to […]

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Secretary of Defense Robert Gates has announced that soldiers will no longer have to answer a question when seeking a security clearance about whether they have previously sought treatment for mental problems.  (Click here and here for more.)  The question discourages military personnel from seeking the mental help they need, because they don’t want to have to answer the question […]

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This is the shortest tip yet.  It might also be the most important. 
Every day this week, spend ten minutes with a different employee, ask him or her what should be done differently in your organization and why, listen carefully, ask questions to clarify if necessary, tell him or her that you will think about it and […]

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In case you’re wondering what the two no shame posts (click here and here) have to do with employment law, I thought I’d do one more post to give you my take on it.
Compensation paid to corporate big wigs always becomes a sticking point when a union contract is up for renegotiation.  “You’re offering us a […]

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How’s that for a title? 
According to research done by author Gretchen Spreitzer, a professor at the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business, the answer may be yes.  Of course, there are skeptics, but Spreitzer isn’t alone in making the case that “enlightened management” is good for society.  (Click here to read an article about […]

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To follow up on the immediately preceding post, click here for more on the problem of bullying in the workplace, including the proposition that bullying can have more negative effects on employees than unlawful harassment.

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Across the country, state legislatures are considering so-called bullying legislation for the workplace.  Under most state laws, if bullying is based on one of the protected classes (race, sex, national origin, religion, age, disability or some other protected class under state law), this would amount to unlawful harassment.  If it’s just regular bullying, it’s not unlawful, […]

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Employers may be trying to work with women to balance family life and work life, but they apparently aren’t willing to do much about something that’s killing us.  Work-related stress.
According to a New York Times article, the stress begins for most folks every Sunday afternoon, because that’s when we start thinking about having to go back […]

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As noted previously on this blog, the Animal Employment Protection Act has good intentions. If you’ve forgotten what the AEPA is all about, click below for a video explanation.

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