Progressive discipline, as practiced in most organizations, is legally defensible … and flawed in its logic. It is rooted in the decades-old mindset that treating people progressively worse will cause ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. More than a third of major discipline cases against staff at New Jersey's Youth Justice Commission ended in terminations or ...

When does an employee’s heated outburst cross the line between protected activity and discipline-worthy conduct? For employers, the answer just ...

Milwaukee Public Schools has struggled to oversee recruitment, hiring, pay and discipline of staff, according to an external review of its Office of Human Resources. MPS requested the review of its HR ...

Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas announced today that he has directed the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to reform its employee misconduct discipline processes following the ...

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 ...

Over the past two years, increased demand for labor has magnified the importance of employee retention for all businesses. While employers have intently focused on recruiting and retaining employees ...

More than a third of major discipline cases against staff at New Jersey’s Youth Justice Commission ended in terminations or resignations in 2025, as the total number of cases reached its highest level ...