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Focus (Forum & Focus)

Oct. 27, 2007

Power of Paperwork

Employment Column - By Jonathan Fraser Light - The difference between an adverse judgment in court and a dismissal may be as simple as the records that an employer keeps.

EMPLOYMENT COLUMN

By Jonathan Fraser Light

      Document, document, document." That's the mantra of every employment law attorney and human resources professional in the business.
      Paper is the employer's friend. Virtually everything should be documented. A paper trail may save the company later if it receives a demand letter from opposing counsel, an e-mail from a disgruntled current or forme...

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