Another week of awful headlines, this time from California. Still more mass shootings. But if you have been following the news, there’s been many more. And obviously, Connecticut has not been immune from mass shootings and active shooter situations.
I’ve talked about workplace violence incidents before but over the last several years, employers have begun
The sad reality is that, on rare occasion, some employees will revert back to their middle school days and behave like a couple of children. Some will e
ven resort to physical fighting. In such a case, employers are faced with a difficult question — can I punish one employee more than other if I think they "started"
As cases go, Smith v. Connecticut (D. Conn., Jan. 9, 2008) (Bryant, J.) will not rank up there in the annals of legal history. .jpg)
(Even the name of the case sounds generic.) Moreover, when you read the facts, the case doesn’t scream "precedent". The Smith case, however, reinforces the notion that consistently applied disciplinary policies are