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Woman Fired for Heart Condition

By Courtney Rubin |  Sep 30, 2011

A small New Hampshire defense contractor has fired a woman because she had a heart condition, charges the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.  Read more


Man Fired for Being Morbidly Obese

By Courtney Rubin |  Sep 29, 2011

A defense contractor decided a man could not do his desk job because he was morbidly obese. The Equal Opportunity Employment Commission says this is against ...  Read more


Would You Fire Someone for Talking to the Press?

By Courtney Rubin |  Sep 27, 2011

A man exercises his right of free speech and gets fired.  Read more


The Don't-Do Lists

By Adam Bluestein and Jennifer Alsever |  May 26, 2012

Don't underestimate the importance of what not to do in certain situations. Here, we compiled a list of 14 scenarios and asked business leaders and experts f...  Read more


What the IRS Wants to Know

By Courtney Rubin |  Sep 23, 2011

Is your independent contractor really an employee? Time to come clean.  Read more


Would You Fire Someone for Taking Time Off to Donate a Kidney?

By Courtney Rubin |  Sep 14, 2011

A mother's attempt to save her son spotlights holes in the Family and Medical Leave Act: It doesn't apply to businesses with fewer than 50 employees.  Read more


Would You Fire Someone Over a $1.39-Bag of Chips?

By Courtney Rubin |  Sep 12, 2011

A diabetic employee grabbed a bag of chips to stabilize her blood sugar and paid for them as soon as she could. Walgreens fired her.  Read more


9 Etiquette Rules That the Boss Shouldn't Break

By Abram Brown |  Sep 8, 2011

From the office Christmas party to friending employees on social media, here are nine new and old etiquette rules you need to commit to memory.  Read more


Would You Fire Someone for Scaring Off Robbers?

By Courtney Rubin |  Sep 8, 2011

A Walgreens pharmacist fires a gun, he says, in self-defense, and then is fired.  Read more


Judge Orders Re-Hiring of Workers Fired for Facebook Complaints

By Courtney Rubin |  Sep 7, 2011

A National Labor Relations Board judge says workers fired for off-duty griping about their jobs on Facebook should be re-hired.  Read more


Would You Fire Someone for Planking?

By Courtney Rubin |  Sep 2, 2011

A GameStop employee posts a photo of himself planking, and gets himself and the co-worker who took the picture, fired.  Read more


Would You Fire Someone for Refusing to Get a Flu Shot?

By Courtney Rubin |  Sep 1, 2011

Some Michigan hospitals are making flu shots and other vaccines mandatory for employees.  Read more


Would You Fire Someone for Taking Garbage?

By Courtney Rubin |  Aug 29, 2011

An Iowa convenience store employee took no-longer-saleable soup from the dumpster to feed to her dog--and was fired.  Read more


Is Your Dress Code Discriminatory?

By Courtney Rubin |  Aug 22, 2011

A 61-year-old lifeguard is suing for age discrimination after he was fired for refusing to wear a Speedo.  Read more


Zynga Sued for Patent Infringement

By Dave Smith |  Aug 18, 2011

The world's largest social gaming company is under fire for allegedly infringing on patents found in nearly every one of its games.  Read more


When Can You (Legally) Fire an Employee for a Twitter Rant?

By Courtney Rubin |  Aug 10, 2011

The short answer: When you're prepared to accept it's a risk.  Read more


When Does Sex Count as a Work-Related Injury?

By Courtney Rubin |  Aug 4, 2011

Apparently when it occurs on a business trip.  Read more


10 Questions to Ask Yourself Before Picking a Partner

By John Warrillow |  Aug 3, 2011

It's natural to want a partner to share your experience with, but make sure you run through all the possible implications of your generosity.  Read more


8 Questions to Ask Before Incorporating Your Business Partnership

By Darren Dahl |  Jul 25, 2011

So you've found a business partner to help make your idea a reality. Be sure to ask yourselves these eight questions before incorporating.  Read more


Edible Arrangements in Legal Hot Water

By Elizabeth Sile |  Jul 22, 2011

A franchisee organization claims Edible Arrangements imposed system-wide changes that violated its franchise agreement.  Read more


Would You Fire Someone for Eating Leftovers?

By Courtney Rubin |  Jul 13, 2011

What happens when an employee disregards--or doesn't hear--a manager's instructions to save the company's Fourth of July barbecue hot dogs for a Labor Day so...  Read more


Divvying Up the Business

By Norm Brodsky |  May 26, 2012

Making sure you have a good ownership agreement  Read more


What's Behind Google's Tactics?

By Christine Lagorio |  May 9, 2011

A new lawsuit could shed some light. Plus, bringing off-shore insurance tactics to the U.S., and the rest of the day's news for entrepreneurs.  Read more


Sitting Is Bad for You: What Can You Do About It at Work?

By Eric Markowitz |  May 4, 2011

Recent studies suggest sitting for long periods of time is worse than you might think. Here are tips to help sedentary employees stay healthy.  Read more


Online Legal Help on a Budget

By Adam Baer |  May 26, 2012

A look at websites that could help reduce your legal bills  Read more