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Generally no.  Employers are entitled to evaluate an employee’s performance and communicate criticisms to the employee and others within the company to resolve performance issues.  Most criticism falls within the category of opinion, which cannot defame an employee, and harsh criticism alone does not constitute an adverse employment action under Federal civil rights laws. In certain circumstances, however, a manager may criticize an employee so harshly and broadly as to create potential liability for the…

Both lawyers and laypersons have heard of the “law of unintended consequences.” This is when policymakers craft new laws to address one set of problems, only to create a new set of problems with the laws they have just passed. Much has been written in recent years about the unintended consequences of the Affordable Care Act, also known as “Obamacare.” Some argue that this new law will hurt the economy or negatively impact health service