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Nuclear Texas EPL Verdict; $1.5M Loss In Chicken Wings Theft; Suspected Employee Theft, And More

McCalmon attorneys Jack McCalmon, Leslie Zieren, and Emily Brodzinski discuss another nuclear wrongful termination/retaliation verdict -  this time it's $21.35M awarded against a small Texas city.

The trio also discusses a Cook County, Illinois food caper involving an employee who stole $1.5M worth of chicken wings.

They each answer a question about how to manage employees accused of a crime, and look at a recent theme park verdict that involved a viral video.

The podcast wraps up with a survey about lovers sharing passwords. You don't want to miss it.   
 

Here is a link to the podcast: Nuclear Texas EPL Verdict; $1.5M Loss In Chicken Wings Theft; Suspected Employee Theft, And More

(Total time: 58 minutes and 49 seconds)

00:00 – 20:25   $21.35M verdict against Texas city for wrongful

                        termination/retaliation

20:26 – 32:48  $1.5M chicken wing theft in Cook County, IL, by a school    

                         employee

32:49 – 46:58  What do you do if you suspect an employee of stealing?

46:59 – 50:49  Viral video verdict rendered for alleged racism at character 

                         theme park

50:50 – 57:30  What percentage of people 18 to 24 share their password with

                         someone they met romantically online?

57:31 – 58:49  Closing

 

Jack McCalmon, Leslie Zieren, and Emily Brodzinski have more than 60 years of combined legal experience, helping employers lower risk and improve employee relations in their workplaces. Jack McCalmon is the founder of The McCalmon Group, Inc. Leslie Zieren is the manager of McCalmon's Best Practice Help Line, a service that permits insured and other employers to call for best practice consultations on employment practice matters. Emily Brodzinski manages RiskTrends™. RiskTrends™ is McCalmon's proprietary loss database that categorizes settlements, verdicts, and other forms of loss on management liability risks, including crime, cyber, directors and officers, employment practices, child safety, and other risks. 

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