Recent Articles from Mark Wiletsky
Lessons from a $15 million verdict
A Colorado federal jury reportedly awarded $15 million recently to 11 workers who claimed they had been subject to workplace harassment, discrimination and retaliation because of their race and national origin. What can you learn from this significant discrimination verdict? Even if the verdict is...
When key employees go to a competitor
Your executives and top salespeople have access to your most valuable business strategies, sales contacts, growth plans and innovations. What do you do when one (or more) of your key employees leaves to work for a competitor? Without the correct agreements in place to protect your proprietary in...
Controversy over criminal background checks
Employers should review their background check policies and examine how they are using criminal history and credit information in their hiring decisions. Employers need to be able to articulate a legitimate business reason for both conducting the checks and rejecting candidates based on the resul...