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Articles Posted in Religion
One of your employees objects to using transgender co-workers’ personal pronouns. Now what?
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Most employees are at-will; they can be fired for any reason or no reason at all. And intentionally misgendering a co-worker would be enough.
But, what if the employee objects on religious grounds? 🤔 Continue reading
A pepperoni pizza lesson about religious accommodations for employee COVID vaccinations
Trust me; this will all make sense in a bit.
At least, I hope it does.
Justices Alito, Gorusch, and (Thurgood) Marshall share the same views on … religious accommodations?!?
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I know, right? Shocking!
But it’s true, and I’ll explain why. Continue reading
Employers that operate in THIS state can require workers to get vaccinated
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Several states are taking steps to forbid employers from requiring that workers receive COVID-19 vaccinations. Separately, I know of at least two pending lawsuits that employees have filed. I already blogged about one of them here. The other is pending in a federal court in California.
But it’s the California of the East a/k/a New Jersey that has taken a much different approach. Continue reading
Will (reverse) vaccination discrimination be the next big thing?
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The Miami Heat made news twice yesterday. First, the rumor mill has the franchise closely tied to a deal for Toronto Raptors point guard Kyle Lowry. Of course, my beloved Philadelphia 76ers are also in the mix to bring the Villanova grad back home to the City of Brotherly Love.
But the bigger Miami Heat news is that vaccinated fans will soon have their own sections at Miami Heat games. Continue reading
Real leadership is admitting when you’re wrong (like firing a Jewish employee who calls out Nazis).
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On Wednesday, I wrote (here) about the New York Mets’ decision to terminate its General Manager, just one month into his tenure, because the team recently learned that he sexted a female reporter in 2016 while working for the Chicago Cubs in their front office.
By all accounts, the general manager’s first month with the Mets had been largely successful, producing some good trades to improve the team’s chances of winning the World Series. So, the decision to fire him could not have been easy. But, it seemed like the right thing to do and reflected accountability and strong leadership.
But, not all terminations are alike. Continue reading
Preparing for Exceptions To Your Business’s COVID-19 Vaccine Program
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I was in The Zone yesterday. Continue reading