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Must Tennessee Employers Pay Departing Employees For “Accrued” But Unused Leave?

by John Lawhorn | Oct 14, 2015 | EAST TENNESSEE EMPLOYMENT LAW ADVISER, EMPLOYMENT LAW

I am from time to time asked by both employers and employees if a Tennessee employer must pay an employee for her “accrued” but unused leave days when she quits or is discharged. There seems to be an assumption by most people who ask the question that if...

AVOIDING THE “READY, FIRE, AIM” APPROACH TO EMPLOYEE DISCIPLINE

by John Lawhorn | Sep 24, 2015 | EAST TENNESSEE EMPLOYMENT LAW ADVISER, EMPLOYMENT LAW

I regularly represent both employers and employees in litigation concerning terminations of employees for misconduct or unsatisfactory performance. On occasion, I am also asked to mediate such disputes. After 28 years, you begin to recognize where the “trigger events”...

CHECKING EMAILS AND TEXTS AFTER HOURS MAY BE COMPENSABLE TIME

by John Lawhorn | Sep 8, 2015 | EAST TENNESSEE EMPLOYMENT LAW ADVISER, EMPLOYMENT LAW

Not too long ago a client manager and I were reviewing workplace policies relating to employee use of the employer’s computer system. Employers often have a number of policies or handbook statements on this topic ranging from protection of the employer’s...

Basing Hiring Decisions on an Applicant’s Workers Compensation History

by John Lawhorn | Aug 27, 2015 | EAST TENNESSEE EMPLOYMENT LAW ADVISER, EMPLOYMENT LAW

The Tennessee Supreme Court very recently issued a decision addressing whether an employer that refuses to hire a job applicant because of her past workers’ compensation claims with another employer violates the Tennessee workers compensation statutes and can be sued...

WHO OWES WHAT TO WHOM? – WHEN AN EMPLOYEE UNDER CONTRACT LEAVES EARLY

by John Lawhorn | Aug 17, 2015 | EAST TENNESSEE EMPLOYMENT LAW ADVISER, EMPLOYMENT LAW

Most private sector employees in Tennessee are classified as “employees at will.” That means the employment relationship can be terminated by either the employer or employee at any time, without notice and for any reason that is not illegal or against public policy...
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