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Presenting to the C-Suite? Consider These Tips
Effectively communicating your ideas to the C-suite takes more than a socko PowerPoint delivery. It’s a little like learning a group’s secret handshake—knowing what to do and not do can…
Worker at Odds with Supervisor Was Not Victim of Retaliation
A firefighter who had a strained relationship with his new department chief and then complained of a racially insensitive incident could not show that the chief’s subsequent discipline of him…
Rhode Island Joins the New England Trend to Limit Noncompete Agreements
Rhode Island has followed the recent trend of its neighboring states by enacting a law that largely prohibits employers from entering into noncompete agreements with their employees
Kansas City Joins Movement to Ban Salary-History Inquiries
Effective Oct. 31, employers in Kansas City, Mo
Canada: The Timing of Terminations Is Key
While there is never a perfect time to break the bad news to an employee, picking the best time to conduct a termination in Canada can help ease the employee’s…
Germany: New Trade Secrets Law Now in Effect
Germany’s Trade Secrets Act allows company information to be legally protected trade secrets only if companies take appropriate steps to keep the information confidential
Spanish Case Highlights Need for Workplace-Device Policies
A Spanish firm that dismissed an employee accused of spending his workdays exploring the Internet on a company computer—visiting websites featuring betting, sexual content, shopping and travel—breached his constitutional privacy…
