Quirky Question # 156 One of our key executives recently resigned. Under the terms of his contract, he had the right to resign for “good reason.” He claimed that due to certain financial restructuring our company underwent, his job was...
Quirky Question #151 We have several employees who periodically engage in somewhat bawdy behavior outside of work. (Surprise, surprise, sometimes alcohol is involved.) We don’t believe this behavior is consistent with the image our company would like to project. Can...
Here’s a question that you may have addressed in the past. Unfortunately, the situation arises periodically and we’re still not sure how to handle it.
We recently learned that one of our employees is a convicted sex offender and is registered with a state agency as such. We want to terminate his employment. Will we be risking liability if we do so?
Quirky Question # 143: I read with interest your analysis of QQ # 140, dealing with closely held corporations. We are in a similar situation, though we have the sticky additional issue you referenced of the matter involving a family...
Quirky Question # 140: We have a small closely held company. Our owners are family members and a few close friends. Happily, our company has been increasingly successful. Unhappily, one of our executives does not seem capable of growing with...
Quirky Question # 111: We fired one of our in-house counsel. He now has sued us for a variety of claims, all of which we think are bogus. At the time his employment ended, we required him to turn in...
Quirky Question # 109: We recently discovered that one of our company’s computers was used to access pornographic websites. Many different employees had access to this computer, but we believe we know who is responsible. In part, our conclusion is...
Quirky Question # 94: I own a company that manufactures boats. We fabricate fiberglass hulls in one facility and install motors, carpet, seats, steering, etc. in another facility a few miles away. I employ about 200 employees between the two...
Quirky Question # 93: I am the Chief Financial Officer of a public company. I recently learned that the Controller of our company has filed for personal bankruptcy. I don’t think that we should have someone in that position who...
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