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The following article was originally published in The Business Journal - December 23, 2005 How to make New Year's resolutions for a healthy workplace. By Therese M. Pautz What can organizations do to develop and sustain a healthy, ethical workplace? Resolving to enhance the ethics of your organization ultimately will not only produce tangible benefits, but also intangible benefits which are essential to an organization's long-term success. Read the full text here The following article was originally published in Bench & Bar of Minnesota Vol. 60 No. 4 - April 2003 Public Sector Workplace Investigations: Who Gets What Data When? Minnesota's Government Data Practices Act is a seminal authority, but not the only one, for determining whether results of a public sector workplace investigation are public, private, or confidential and what that means for those seeking access to data. by Therese M. Pautz and Linda Mealey-Lohmann When a public employer or its agent conducts a workplace investigation in response to a complaint or charge against one of its employees, "government data" are generated. Public employers receive requests for this data from a variety of interested parties. Who the requestor is and whether the data are classified as "public," "private," or "confidential" under the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act, Minn. Stat. §13.01 et seq. (the "act"), are critical factors to consider in determining how to respond to such requests. Read the full text here. |
