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By: Tom Fox This article was republished with permission from Tom Fox’s FCPA Compliance and Ethics Blog. Many historians have long given 476 AD as the date of the fall of the Roman Empire. It was from this date forward that Europe began its long slide into what came to be…

By: Taunee Besson Q: "I was fired from my last job. How do I handle this in a job interview?" A: First, let's talk about what you mean when you say, "I got fired." In today's fast-paced, unforgiving economy, your company may decide to terminate you because of a merger…

By: Bruce Clarke, J.D. The best job terminations resemble resignations.  The issues are clear and efforts were made to improve.  Dignity is preserved. The truth is, most firings happen under difficult conditions.  A manager dropped the ball or the employee behaved badly.  How can a difficult firing be better? The…

Rebalancing. Streamlining. Rightsizing. Restructuring. Whatever shade of lipstick you slap on it, the ugly layoff is still a pig. Even with the economy in recovery, employers of all sizes are still going through reductions in force (RIF). Unpleasant though they are, when the need arises, it’s critical that companies get…