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The Employer Handbook BlogThat time when an employee argued that taking vacation days was “discipline.”
I’m gonna let you in on a little secret — an easy-peasy way to accommodate an employee who needs a day off from work as a religious accommodation…
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I’ll hang out for a bit while you grab the maximum-leave policy in your employee handbook
Don’t have one? Good. You can skip today’s post.
As for the rest of you, say a silent prayer to whatever higher power you believe in, email me a thank you, and read on…
Fact or Fiction: If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?
I’m dusting one off today.
It’s time for another edition of “Fact or Fiction” a/k/a “Quick Answers to Quick Questions” a/k/a QATQQ f/k/a “I don’t feel like writing a long blog post.” Continue reading
Third Circuit: A single slur – just one bad word — can create a hostile work environment.
For the first time, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals has recognized that “an extreme isolated act of discrimination can create a hostile work environment.”
Don’t let exceptions to your work rules make the rules become the exception
Before we get to that, I may have a few ideas on that image above. Here’s a hint. Continue reading
Want to wear a Phillie Phanatic hat to work for religious reasons? That could get you fired in Minnesota.
Baseball as a religion? Remember what Annie Savoy from the great Bull Durham said:
“I believe in the Church of Baseball. I’ve tried all the major religions, and most of the minor ones. I’ve worshipped Buddha, Allah, Brahma, Vishnu, Siva, trees, mushrooms, and Isadora Duncan. I know things. For instance, there are 108 beads in a Catholic rosary and there are 108 stitches in a baseball. When I learned that, I gave Jesus a chance. But it just didn’t work out between us. The Lord laid too much guilt on me. I prefer metaphysics to theology….I’ve tried ’em all, I really have, and the only church that truly feeds the soul, day in, day out, is the Church of Baseball.”
SURVEY: If you could attend just one HR-compliance training, what would it be?
Always one to procrastinate on submitting a presentation idea to speak at a SHRM conference, I’ve got only a few days left to submit some killer proposals before the next deadline. And. this year, I’m looking to you guys for some help.
So, please take this quick one-question survey and let me know: If you could attend just one HR-compliance training, what would it be?
The stage is now set for the Supreme Court to resolve gay rights at work
That according to Lambda Legal, a national organization committed to achieving full recognition of the civil rights of the LGBT community.
A guy walks into a bar … and gets discriminated against because of his sex (allegedly)
Proving that it’s not just women who are victims of sex discrimination, I’ve got news of a new EEOC lawsuit alleging that a company refused to hire a male applicant because of his sex.
Unlike yesterday’s post, this has nothing to do with Silicon Valley. Silicone, however? Maybe.
You see, that “bar” the guy walked into was a gentlemen’s club. Continue reading
HELP WANTED: CEO, especially one who isn’t a damn knuckledragger!
In February, a female Uber employee blogging under the pseudonym Amy Vertino blew the lid off of what she alleged to be a corporate culture of misogyny and other rampant discrimination. Recently, there have been several additional high-profile stories of alleged sex discrimination and harassment at the very top of the ladder. Here’s a recent example reported on Monday.
But, allegations of sexism in the C-Suite have been around long before Uber, Fox News, and Mad Men.
So why is it now that the chickens are coming home to roost? And what can your business do to try to avoid these issues? Continue reading