Q: My employee wrote a long statement regarding a recent disciplinary action. What am I supposed to do with that? A: If it’s simply a general statement about why the disciplinary action is inaccurate, ...

A workplace that embraces diversity and civility is imperative for protecting employees, minimizing corporate legal risk, and advancing an organization’s business and culture objectives. In our last ...

Sometimes employers believe they have all the evidence they need to discipline or terminate an employee, even without having talked to the employee and hearing the employee’s side. Why waste time ...

This is a sponsored column by attorneys John Berry and Kimberly Berry of Berry & Berry, PLLC, an employment and labor law firm located in Northern Virginia that specializes in federal employee, ...

Although it’s an uncomfortable subject, discipline in the workplace is often necessary. Companies need a disciplinary action policy to standardize procedures when workplace misbehavior or ...

It is the policy of The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) to require high standards for employee conduct and performance. To that end, UTSA promotes fair, effective and equitable solutions to ...

Even the most harmonious companies may sometimes experience employee misconduct, unacceptable behavior or poor performance. While these situations can be awkward and uncomfortable, ignoring them and ...

A House panel has advanced a measure aimed at bringing more transparency to disciplinary action taken against Veterans Affairs Department employees, with supporters saying current practices sweep ...

This policy outlines the procedures for notifying University at Buffalo employees when their disciplinary records are subject to release in response to a Freedom of Information Law request. The ...

As the city and its police union enter their fifth month of contract negotiations, the two groups are finally delving into a historically fraught, much-anticipated topic: discipline for Portland ...

Many disciplinary cases also involve discrimination and/or whistleblower retaliation which is relevant to a federal employee’s defense. Often, agencies fail to consider mitigating factors such as ...