If you have a problem employee, it is important to document those problems. Written counseling serves many purposes. Michael Fox discusses a case in which the employer did not document those problems and lost a claim for discrimination because of that failure. Of course, he assumes the alleged work problems were genuine. Maybe they were
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Soldier Gets Life for Killing Iraqi Civilians
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A veteran of the Iraq war gets life for killing unarmed civilians in Iraq. Reports the CBS news website. I spoke about this sometime back. It is a heinous crime. But, I have noticed that many of the line troops, the ones conducting "kinetic operations," never work with the "nice" Iraqis, the…
Local Man Killed in Afghanistan
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A recent Judson High School graduate, LCPL Chris Baltazar was recently killed in Afghanistan. Reports the San Antonio Express-News. The third San Antonian killed in recent weeks.
DOJ Turning Back to its Previous Course
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Eric Holder, the US Attorney General, is pushing the Dept. of Justice back to enforcing higher impact civil rights. So says the New York Times. The DOJ will focus more on high impact litigation, instead of the former administration’s preference for individual cases. DOJ can prosecute employment discrimination cases against state or local governments.
Law Firm does not Allow Bathroom Breaks
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You thought your job was tough. One woman sued her employer, the labor law firm Littler Mendelsohn, for not allowing her bathroom breaks. Since they do labor and employment law, one can only presume they believed they have support in the law somewhere for no bathroom breaks…..
A Decisions is Many Months Away
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It will probably take months for Judge Berchelmann to review and draft a statement of facts regarding Judge Sharon Keller. As Rick Casey mentions, Judge Berchelmann is well-suited to this task. I have always known him to be a no-nonsense sort of a judge. After he issues his opinion, Judge Keller will surely appeal…
Witnesses do not Always Remember
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It is a critical thing to understand in every lawsuit. Many people just flat do not remember what happened. Ed Marty, the general counsel for the Court of Criminal Appeals, in the end, simply admitted that he did not remember what he told Judge Johnson. This from a trained lawyer with many years experience. …
SA Soldier Dies in Afghanistan
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A soldier from San Antonio was killed in Afghanistan, yesterday. SSG Bowen died from wounds suffered in an IED (improvised explosive device, aka "roadside bomb") explosion. I think we should all devote a moment of silence to those killed serving you and I.
A Judge’s Background does Make a Difference
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It is concerning that Judge Keller says she would do nothing different if the same situation arose. She is the same judge who years ago drafted an opinion regarding a man wrongfully convicted of rape. DNA evidence exonerated the man after spending many years in prison. When the appeal came through the CCA, she wrote…
Judge Keller Admits She Knew there was a Problem
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Well, Judge Keller admits she knew something. She admitted that when the call came, she knew at a minimum that the lawyers for Michael Richard called about the execution and they were not ready to file something. See the San Antonio Express news story. That is pretty damaging. Its common knowledge that shortly before…