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Who Should Be Fired for a Workplace Fight?
SITUATION At a courier company, a worker, Victor, goes to the first aid room for an injury to his hand. [...]
Under What Legal Theories Can a Company Be Liable for Contaminating Neighboring Property?
SITUATION A tire company and a concrete company own adjacent properties. An environmental assessment of the tire company's land reveals [...]
Was Suspension Proper for Continuing Refusal to Work?
SITUATION A supervisor asks a worker to wash a conveyor. He refuses, claiming it's unsafe because doing so will generate [...]
Was Termination for Failure to Use PPE Excessive?
SITUATION A safety coordinator conducting an audit sees a worker and a foreman operating a utility terrain vehicle (UTV) without [...]
Was Drug/Alcohol Test after Minor Safety Incident Justified?
SITUATION A steel mill worker works in a safety sensitive plant site where large, heavy equipment is used. The worker's [...]
Was Depressed Worker’s Termination Discriminatory?
SITUATION A worker gets in a fight at work with a co-worker and eyewitnesses say he threw the first punch. [...]
Does Worker’s Violation of Safety Rule Bar Workers’ Comp Claim?
SITUATION After a factory worker's hired, he receives five days of training on how to safely operate the machinery and [...]
Must an Employer Provide Continual, Direct Supervision of Workers?
SITUATION A car wash hires a new worker to clean cars. He's 18-years old and has a driver's license. The [...]