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The Dark Side: Putting a Stop to Workplace Rumors, Gossip and Innuendo

Posted in Discrimination & Harassment, Human Resources (HR) Compliance

The news late Thursday afternoon came without warning from friends, a co-worker, and of course, Twitter.  There was another death of a popular star.  Suddenly. Tragically.  Jeff Goldblum was dead. Except he wasn’t. And yet, in the span of a day — when the world lost Farrah Fawcett and Michael Jackson — a rumor was… Continue Reading

Dirty Laundry: Airing Employee Grievances Online…And Around the World

Posted in Human Resources (HR) Compliance

Give us Dirty Laundry! — Don Henley, "Dirty Laundry" The Eagles singer may have been talking about the media over 25 years ago when he released his hit single, "Dirty Laundry", but the lyrics and message could be applied just as easily today to online message boards.  They have all the same criteria that Henley… Continue Reading