Like e-mail messages, memos are common in many workplaces. A memo may serve as an informal proposal to pitch a new idea to a supervisor or manager. It can also provide a quick, concise way for ...

It may seem as if a memo – which is short for 'memorandum' – is a document you can dash off quickly without giving it too much thought. But while memos are by nature brief (no more than two pages), ...

Destruction of evidence, payoffs to keep harassment victims silent and repeated efforts to simply look the other way are among dozens of allegations of judicial and official misconduct that have ...