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Navy Yard Shooting Reiterates Need to Heed Warning Signs

Navy Yard Shooting Reiterates Need to Heed Warning Signs

Posted by Melissa Fleischer, Esq. on Sep 17th 2013

On September 16, 2013 another tragic incident of workplace violence occurred at the Navy Yard in Washington, DC.  An IT contractor, Aaron Alexis, who had security clearance, came to work and star … read more

Navy Yard Shooting Reiterates Need to Heed Warning Signs

Posted by Melissa Fleischer, Esq. on Sep 17th 2013

When you have required disciplinary action and vague accusations at the same time, what do you do?Insist on some kind of follow up. HR needs to make those accusations more concrete. In this case, stro … read more

Could rude behavior have dragged out employee-handbook case?

Posted by Melissa Fleischer, Esq. on Sep 10th 2013

A police officer is accused of misconduct, specifically, being intoxicated. His superiors think he’s lied to them during the investigation. They fire him. He says that he’s entitled to proced … read more

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