The “blue wall” is a phrase sometimes used to refer to an unofficial practice of police officers protecting or shielding the wrongdoing of a fellow officer. In an interesting twist, one police officer claimed that when his department placed him on paid administrative leave and then failed to afford him the “professional courtesy” of intervening
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Use of Arrest and Conviction Records In Hiring
By Elizabeth Arce on
When was the last time your agency reviewed its policy regarding the use of arrest and conviction records in hiring? If the answer to this question does not readily come to mind, it may be a good time to audit your hiring policy and job application.
Earlier this year Pepsi agreed to pay a $3.13…
Coworkers Who Simply Cannot Get Along Do Not Expose Employers To Liability For Hostile Work Environment Or Retaliation
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Does it ever feel like managing the workplace can be like keeping the peace between children fighting in the back seat of the family car? This was the feeling in a recent out-of-state case where a Court held that an employer was not liable for the alleged hostile work environment created amongst bickering co-workers or…