Labor&Employment Personnel File

Jackson Kelly Attorney Writes Article About Alternatives to Layoffs

W. Scott Evans, an attorney in the Labor and Employment Practice Group, wrote an article for the fall issue of Capacity magazine about alternatives to layoffs in today’s economic climate.

 

Capacity is published twice a year (spring and fall) by the Robert C. Byrd Institute for Advanced Flexible Manufacturing (RCBI) at Marshall University, and each issue reaches an estimated 25,000 business and industry leaders.  Its goal is to promote economic development and bolster manufacturing across West Virginia.

 

To read Mr. Evans’ article, click here.

 

 

 

Podcast: "Tough Times, Tough Employment Decisions"

In light of the current global economic downturn, this podcast reviews some of the important legal issues West Virginia employers must understand when implementing layoffs, plant closings, terminations or reductions in wages and benefits.

 

Podcast Title:

Tough Times, Tough Employment Decisions

Author:

W. Scott Evans

Recruiting and Retaining Employees

Tools and Obstacles to Attracting and Retaining Employees

Originally published in the Fall 2008 issue of the West Virginia Human Resources Journal 

Recently, employers throughout the State of West Virginia have found themselves struggling with recruiting and retaining employees. For example, the coal and health care industries in particular are struggling with a shortage of qualified and experienced employees to meet their employment needs. In addition, four generations, from the Greatest Generation to the Millennials, and their differing approaches to work-life balances are moving in and out of all employers’ workforces and creating a new dynamic in the workplace.

Terminations: Practical Advice for Employers

Originally published in the 2008 Young Guns issue of the West Virginia Executive magazine

The increasing number of federal and state laws governing the employer-employee relationship has resulted in the ever increasing risk of legal liability to employers terminating employees. Verdicts in the six figure range are now more common than they have ever been. Despite the legal pitfalls and snares that exist when firing an employee, there are certain instances where terminations are not only appropriate but necessary in order to preserve the orderly and efficient operation of the organization.