Drawing the line between slander, watercooler chat

 
By Paula Burkes Erickson
Published: June 15, 2007

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Want to hear a secret? Gossiping at work can lead to job loss. Just ask four now-former employees of Hooksett , N.H., who in mid-April were fired without warning after a closed-door vote of the town council for gossiping about their boss.

According to a lawyer's fact-finding report, the longtime female employees — two department heads and two administrative assistants — lost their jobs becaus...


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