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Employment Practices
Do Employee Layoffs Equal Litigation?
2009-04-01 | Paul Siegel
With discrimination charges on the increase, costly lawsuits follow. Paul Siegel provides employers with risk management tips.
Employment Practices
Should Employers "Google" Applicants?
2009-02-01 | Paul Siegel
Paul Siegel summarizes the advantages and disadvantages of using Internet resources to gather information on job applicants.
Corporate Fraud Prevention
Corporate Fraud: Acceptable Limits
2009-01-01 | Scott Langlinais
Scott Langlinais describes the three factors that determine whether fraud has stretched beyond acceptable limits: its amount, its nature, and its duration.
Employment Practices
Eleventh Circuit Court Requires Comparables "Similarly Situated in All Respects"
2008-12-01 | Paul Siegel
Paul Siegel relates a case where, to prove employment discrimination, plaintiffs must show the comparator's misconduct be nearly identical to their own.
Corporate Fraud Prevention
Seek the Symptoms of Fraud
2008-09-01 | Scott Langlinais
Scott Langlinais advises to forget the fraud triangle and fraud diamond. Focus on the root causes.
Employment Practices
Downsizing Risk Management: RFOA as an Affirmative Defense
2008-08-01 | Paul Siegel
Paul Siegel examines the Supreme Court's recent decision in Meacham v. Knolls Atomic Power and provides practical advice to employers facing layoffs.
Corporate Fraud Prevention
Risk Management for Company-Paid Purchase Cards
2008-06-01 | Scott Langlinais
Scott Langlinais warns companies of the dangers of 'improving' controls by providing P-cards to employees.
Employment Practices
"Associational" Discrimination Claims a Growing Concern for Employers
2008-05-01 | Paul Siegel
Paul Siegel explains why human resources professionals must consider the potential for claims by employee spouses, relatives, and partners.
Corporate Fraud Prevention
Reducing the Opportunity To Commit Fraud
2008-03-01 | Scott Langlinais
Scott Langlinais says while checks and balances are important, they cannot prevent fraud—segregated processes compliment ethical behavior.
Employment Practices
New York Steps Up Employment Compliance Oversight
2008-02-01 | Paul Siegel
Paul Siegel tells how the State Division of Human Rights is now investigating administrative complaints of discrimination more aggressively.
Employment Practices
Eleventh Circuit Court Requires Comparables "Similarly Situated in All Respects"
2008-12-01 | Paul Siegel
Employment Practices
Downsizing Risk Management: RFOA as an Affirmative Defense
2008-08-01 | Paul Siegel
Corporate Fraud Prevention
Risk Management for Company-Paid Purchase Cards
2008-06-01 | Scott Langlinais
Employment Practices
"Associational" Discrimination Claims a Growing Concern for Employers
2008-05-01 | Paul Siegel
