When one of your co-workers makes a mistake on a project and your boss picks up a leather whip, it’s time to find a new career.

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Rule of thumb: If you’re thinking of faking a trip-and-fall accident and suing, be sure security cameras aren’t watching you set up the scene of the crime.

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Many companies are forced to make cutbacks, but one rail line has refused to give a refund to passengers involved in a horrific crash — because they’d already enjoyed most of their ride. 

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After nine employees were given time to trim down but failed to do so, they were terminated from their positions. Are they victims of weight discrimination?

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Even if flu season were the worst it had ever been, it’d still be hard for employees to take this many sick days off per year.

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It’s hard to tell whether this man’s legitimately concerned about access for people with disabilities, or if he’s going for a Guinness World Record in successful lawsuits.

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Need an excuse to cancel this year’s “bring your child to work day”? Here’s your answer:

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It sounds like something more common on schoolyards than in business, but this latest trend could have more employees running for teachers’ help — or worse.

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After an employee was murdered on the job, an insurance firm is denying workers’ comp because the killing was supposedly race-related, but not work-related.

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Who’s to blame for this workplace injury — faulty popcorn, or an employee with no common sense?

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