Wage and Hour Division
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March 2009
Fairness Only Counts in Horseshoes
By Thomas J. Crane on
Posted in Employee handbook
Many times over the years, I have been asked or told that what the employer did was not fair. The employee will tell me how they were fired with just one warning. The employee explains that the employee handbook clearly says the employer must have three written warnings "before they can fire you."
"Well,"…
Fired Because of Sex: Is it Fair?
By Thomas J. Crane on
Posted in Discrimination
Sometimes, discrimination based on apparent homosexual activity is protected. Sometimes, it is not protected.
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