The Fairness Game —Fiorenza

An effective way to both minimize the risk of employee lawsuits and to enhance the overall human relations environment is to think of the concept of workplace fairness in two distinct parts: “legal fairness” and “perceived fairness.”

Legal fairness: Employment law of today’s regulated workplace is a reflection of legal definitions of fairness. However imprecise, the statutory and judicial framework of harassment law, labor law, employment discrimination law, the Family and Medical Leave Act, and the like, are expressions of prevailing societal opinion as to what is fair in the workplace. Seen in this way, it is essential that employers develop compliance tools and protocols that are responsive to the employment law definition of fairness.