1.0Brightmine UShttps://www.brightmine.com/usEric Perezhttps://www.brightmine.com/us/author/eric-perez/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="FeKI3hiUrX"><a href="https://www.brightmine.com/us/resources/hr-compliance/disciplinary/employee-discipline-federal/">Employee Discipline: Federal</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.brightmine.com/us/resources/hr-compliance/disciplinary/employee-discipline-federal/embed/#?secret=FeKI3hiUrX" width="600" height="338" title="“Employee Discipline: Federal” — Brightmine US" data-secret="FeKI3hiUrX" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.brightmine.com/us/wp/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> https://cdn.brightmine.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2026/05/17044925/Cozy-office-1200x627-1.webp1200627by Wayne D. Garris and Christine Zebrowski, Overbrook Law LLC Summary This guide emphasizes the importance of using employee discipline to foster positive outcomes, while warning against risks associated with inadequate discipline, such as low morale and increased liability. It discusses the need to implement clear, uniformly applied policies; explore alternatives to discipline; and handle […]