Over a year ago, I wrote our first blog post on HRLawMatters.com. It was about a favorite phrase of labor and employment lawyers: “No good deed goes unpunished.” It discussed how employers doing “good deeds” for employees was often the right thing, but that if not done thoughtfully and carefully, doing good deeds can lead to regrets and “punishment.”
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Good Deeds
No Good Deed Goes Unpunished
By Evan Pontz on
Employment lawyers often say “No good deed goes unpunished.” We don’t mean you shouldn’t do “good deeds” to help, respect, thank, and reward employees and build stronger relationships. “Good deeds” are the right thing to do. However, if not done thoughtfully, “good deeds” can cause unexpected “punishment.” Let’s take a simple example.
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