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The Employer Handbook Blog340,000 reasons to take harassment complaints about customers seriously
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It would appear that one California employer didn’t get the memo. Continue reading
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At least two employees didn’t read my ‘blackface’ post, and you’ll never believe what some Idaho teachers wore for Halloween
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I know that wearing blackface on Halloween is a bad idea. You know it too. And, now, so does Megyn Kelly.
But not everyone got the memo. Continue reading
If at first you don’t succeed, sue, sue, and sue again.
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Today, I’m going to tell you the story of a man that has now sued the same employer four times.
It’s a bit like the Buffalo Bills of employment litigation, except the plaintiff here hasn’t suffered a fourth defeat…yet.
This company fired an employee on the same day that she returned from pregnancy leave … and won the lawsuit.
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Every so often — not, “if I had a nickel” often, but every once in a while — someone hits me up for my two cents on firing an employee who is on FMLA or some other form of protected leave for [fill in the reason]. Continue reading
This employee fired for a “caught on camera” racist tirade won’t be collecting $100,000. Probably.
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Remember yesterday’s post?
If not, then out of concern for you, I suggest that you see a doctor. Because after all, we’re talking about a post from just one day ago.
Either way, to get you back up to speed, yesterday I blogged about an employer that was required to pay $100K to a worker it fired for making racist Facebook posts. That was because an arbitrator concluded that the employer knew about the employee’s racist behavior online but did nothing about it for several months until the media reported it.
Today’s situation — a different situation — is different. Like totally different. Continue reading
Believe it or not, there’s a good reason why one employer must pay $100K to a worker it fired for racist Facebook posts
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Employee makes racist Facebook posts, and company must pay him $100,000. Yep, that’s it. Continue reading
It’s not a good look when the EEOC accuses your company of “an ugly mix of sexism, racism, and xenophobia”
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Can you ban your employees from wearing Nike apparel at work?
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Controversy. Continue reading
Racist road rage ends badly for road-rager who claims that he’s not a racist.
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We’ve all been there.
You’re driving, someone cuts you off, and you give ’em a piece of your mind. Maybe even a four-letter word.
But, that’s where your bout of road rage ends.
Except, that’s not where it ended for a driver in Ohio. And he’s really regretting it. Maybe, because it cost him his business.
2.5 million reasons not to refer to black employees as ‘slaves’ or fire them after they complain to HR
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In terms of workplace issues, #MeToo and sexual harassment have dominated the headlines in 2018. Most recently, John Oliver covered these subjects on his show and Jon Hyman has a robust discussion going on right now on LinkedIn in which I encourage you to weigh in.
Perhaps aspirationally, Jon wonders whether the collective spotlight on #MeToo will help end the problem.
Meanwhile, in the shadows lurk some pretty sickening instances and allegations of other forms of god-awful, in-your-face, no-doubt-about-it discrimination. Continue reading