By Linda H. Evans, Senior Associate. On-the-Job Fighting Most companies today have policies prohibiting fighting and violence at the workplace. However, a recent Utah Supreme Court ruling may cause employers to double-check those policies. In this case, Wal-Mart employees were fired for wrestling with shoplifters who had weapons. […]
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By Linda H. Evans, Senior Associate. A Houston-based global technology and engineering firm has to pay a $130,000 fine to the SEC for an alleged violation of whistleblower protection rules. The problem stemmed from the restrictive language which was part of the confidentiality agreement that employees were required to […]