Topic
performance management
132 published works
Fair Housing Defense
SSP: Sustained Superior Performance
A little off topic today. Well, to be fair -- a lot off topic. Last week I wrote a guest column on the blog of Cordell Parvin. Cordell is a lawyer…
Federal Construction Contracting Blog
ASBCA Emphasizes Need for Contractor to Plead Specifics When Litigating Performance Ratings
By: Joseph A. Hackenbracht For many years, the boards of contract appeals have considered challenges to performance evaluations and declined, for various reasons, to hear those cases. Then, in 2008,…
Michigan Employment Law Advisor
How Employee Performance Reviews Can Help or Hurt an Employment Discrimination Claim
By Jason Shinn
While employee performance reviews are designed to benefit and improve the operations of an employer; if not properly implemented, a performance review program may prolong an employment discrimination claim. Generally speaking,…
Cordell Parvin Blog
What Kind of Achiever are You?
When you take time to think about your career and life, what are you focusing on? I ask because what you are focusing on may tell you whether you are…
Disability, Leave & Health Management Blog
The Worst Case Scenario: Discussing Performance and FMLA Leave at the Same Time
Worst v. Glynn County School District (S.D. Ga. March 29, 2012) reminds employers that the best case scenario is to avoid connecting performance issues and leave. Worst, a third grade…
Washington Energy Report
FERC Staff Requests Comments on Performance Metrics for Regions Outside of RTOs and ISOs
On February 23, 2012, FERC staff issued a request for comments on proposed metrics to measure performance in regions outside of Regional Transmission Organizations (“RTO”) and Independent Systems Operators (“ISO”). …
Cordell Parvin Blog
Is Your Firm Rewarding or Punishing Practice Group/Office Leaders?
Are you one of the "fortunate" lawyers in your firm to be leading a practice group or office? Is it clear what the firm expects from you? Does your firm…
Employment Law Worldview
Protected Conversations – a potential can of worms
David Whincup's post of 25 November about the concept of a "protected conversation" got me thinking, particularly in the context of performance management. My thoughts led me to question what…
Connecticut Employment Law Blog
FAQ on Applying Performance Standards to Employees with Disabilities
At the core of every employment relationship is the expectation that the employee will perform the job satisfactorily. But what happens to those performance expectations when an employee has a…
Minnesota Employer
5 Tips for Effective Employee Performance Reviews
The primary purpose of an employee performance review is to improve an employee’s behavior and performance. An important secondary purpose is to document the employee's performance. Here are five tips to help…