In the third and final part of our series on defamation claims in an HR context, we look at a recent Supreme Court judgment that shines a light on the often difficult issue of the harm caused – and the damages that may awarded – in defamation and malicious falsehood claims. Almost all HR Managers … Continue Reading
There will be few in HR who have not at some point heard an employee say that he is so incensed by something said about him the course of disciplinary or grievance procedures that he is going to sue for defamation. This is almost always said in anger and for a great many very sensible … Continue Reading
Sarah Jones, a high school teacher and former Cincinnati Bengal cheerleader, discovered several nasty posts about herself on TheDirty.com. The anonymous writer took stabs at her looks, and claimed she was not only promiscuous, but infected with sexually‑transmitted diseases. The website operator refused Jones’ requests to remove the posts, so she sued the site for … Continue Reading
