A dispute between Australia’s major research funding agencies and universities over the definition of research misconduct has revealed global inconsistencies in the way misconduct is defined and ...

The SEC has expanded the definition of "serious misconduct" that would ban athletes from transferring to conference members. According to conference commissioner Greg Sankey, the new definition of ...

Academics could soon be officially sanctioned in Switzerland for “unjustified” self-citation or claiming authorship despite contributing little to a project under a new code of conduct that could set ...

Is it research misconduct if a scientist lies about her results at a departmental seminar but never publishes the results? Is it research misconduct if a scientist, in discussing research with a ...

Governor Rauner recently signed legislation that revised and expanded the definition of “deliberate and willful” misconduct under the Illinois Unemployment Insurance Act (820 ILCS 405/602). Under the ...

In Texas, most Master Service Agreements related to the oil and gas industry provide indemnities based on who or what was injured rather than who caused the injury. For example, the standard knock-for ...

When an employee behaves inappropriately in the workplace, the company may charge him with employee misconduct. Depending on the severity of the misconduct, the employee may be subject to disciplinary ...