07/24/2013
				
We all struggle with drafting policies. In the following case we learn  that leaving certain words out of your disciplinary policy can be just  as legally dangerous as putting the wrong words in. In this case, the  employer’s discipline policy essentially allowed employees to engage in  one act of sexual harassment without being terminated.				
			 
			
07/23/2013
				
The U.S. Supreme Court in June issued two highly anticipated decisions addressing same-sex marriage in cases that resonated nationwide and in California. The cases are significant for employers because they are likely to have ripple effects on state, federal and local laws, in particular those dealing with employee benefit plans, taxation and immigration.