February 23, 2009 by Shane Borer
When a business deal goes south, you might shoot off a nasty e-mail. Overseas, they take things a little further.
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Tags: Death penalty, Investors, Trading
February 19, 2009 by Shane Borer
An obscenity-laced tirade against your boss isn’t the same as resigning from your job, according to this ruling.
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Tags: Compensation, Lost earnings, Performance concerns, Resignation
February 12, 2009 by Shane Borer
Every company has to deal with slow-paying customers, so here’s an unconventional source to get those bucks rolling in: witchcraft.
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Tags: Collections, Debtors, New hire, Slow-paying, Witchcrafy
January 22, 2009 by Shane Borer

Resumes are supposed to reveal a lot about a candidate, but this employee claims she was fired for not mentioning she worked at a restaurant featuring skimpy uniforms.
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Tags: Gender discrimination, Job application, Promotion, Resume
December 22, 2008 by Shane Borer
Need help arguing for some much-needed tech changes in your department? Look no further.
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Tags: Jackpot, Loto-Quebec, Lottery numbers, Lottery ticket
December 16, 2008 by Shane Borer
Weeks after requesting their patrol cars be fitted with laptops, these officers are now claiming they should be paid more because they’re forced to use computers while on the job.
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Tags: Filing, Overtime, Police officers, Tech training, Union workers
December 3, 2008 by Shane Borer
After this official was caught in an inappropriate photograph, he probably expected more than a slap on the wrist. If he only knew how right he was.
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Tags: Des Moines Register, Fort Dodge, Inappropriate, Severance package, Work behavior
November 28, 2008 by Shane Borer
More proof that workplace e-mail can be dangerous: A court has ruled that an informal exchange between two people was enough to modify a critical contract.
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Tags: E-mail blunders, Employment contract, Public relations, Workplace e-mail
November 26, 2008 by Shane Borer

What’s the next step after someone steals from your company? If you said “paying the crook,” you and this employee are both winners.
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Tags: Administrative leave, Butte Civic Center, Facility manager, Felony theft, Non-profit
November 6, 2008 by Shane Borer
You know it’s time to shed some light on a utility vendor’s invoices when what they’re charging isn’t current.
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Tags: Dominant Systems, DTE Energy, Power outage, Utility bill, Vendor disputes