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A 3 page article critique that summarizes and analyzes the information given by Wall and Colvard (2010) in their article "No accounting for misconduct," which pertains to unemployment benefits. No other sources are cited.
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Standards (SFAS) 112, Employer Accounting for Postemployment Benefits was created in 1993 to address these differences. This article describes various issues that are vital interests to employers, such as whether
or not the separated employees are entitled to compensation for unused vacation time, disability benefits, unemployment benefits or workers compensation. An interesting point that the authors emphasize is that an
employer may be liable for payment of benefits even when the employee was terminated due to misconduct. In Lang v. Quality Mold, a 2008 Ohio case, Langs employment was
terminated because Long was suspected of drug involvement and this was confirmed when he tested positive for cocaine and marijuana. The company had a published policy that if employment was
terminated due to gross misconduct, unused vacation days were forfeited. However, the employee handbook did not define "gross misconduct" and the court awarded Lang the unused vacation time (Wall and
Colvard, 2010). The authors recommend clearly defining company policies. The authors also address the subject of terminating employees who are privy to privileged information pertaining to the company. Wall
and Colvard indicate what is and is not legal, such as the fact that the most state allow restrictive covenants, but courts are also concerned that a former employee has
sufficient leeway to earn a living. Therefore, employers should consider the questions related in the article, such as whether or not an ex-employee is legally allowed to work for a
competitor. In general, the article points out the complications that are inherent in unemployment insurance (UI) law. The authors discuss the handling of trade secrets; arbitration agrees pertaining to
employment contracts; the legalities of providing references and the intricacies of contesting payment of UI benefits. 2. As the student researching this topic did not provide any specific details concerning
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