Sherry Culves is a partner at Parker Poe's Atlanta office. Courtesy photo

10 Ways Employers Can Mitigate Risk When Disciplining Employees With Protected Status

Leaving a "problem" employee undisciplined can lead to significant cultural problems in the workplace and have detrimental effects on business operations, but strategies can be utilized to help mitigate risk while achieving business interests.

April 05, 2024 at 01:46 PM

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Sherry Culves

Let's imagine you're the general counsel of a distribution center near the Georgia coast. Your human resources director shares with you that one of the company's employees, Sally, has made five or six costly mistakes in the past few weeks that have resulted in significant order delays.