The Ethics of Exit: Protecting Both Employers and Employees During Termination and Layoffs By Michael Hoffman
Termination Is Inevitable—But It Doesn’t Have to Be Harmful Over the course of my legal career, I’ve seen terminations and layoffs handled in every way imaginable—some with care and professionalism, others with cold efficiency or outright disregard for the people involved. Some involved fraud and dishonesty. Some Reductions in force situations were stratagems to eliminate […]
Evolving Definitions of Discrimination: How Social Shifts Are Reshaping Workplace Law By Michael Hoffman
Understanding Discrimination in a Changing World Over the course of my legal career, I’ve watched workplace discrimination law evolve dramatically. When I began practicing employment law in the early 1990s, most discrimination claims centered around race, gender, age, and religion—protected categories clearly defined by statutes like Title VII of the Civil Rights Act and the […]