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Overview: Because a senior-level male manager thought that women couldn’t perform physically strenuous work, an employer was forced to pay a whopping $5 million to resolve a gender-bias lawsuit. The scenario: Shortly after he became the senior …
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Incident summary: After the regulator on a compressed gas cylinder snapped off when the unit tipped over and hit the ground, the gas inside the cylinder was ignited by a nearby torch, and a worker was enveloped in flames. The damage: An employee …
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How do we understand the value of work today and the best way to move forward in a particular job position? One of the best rules of thumb is to always look at the greater context of a job, to understand the goals and objectives that …
You just started a Zoom meeting with your crew and you’ve noticed that one of your attendees has a Confederate flag hanging on the wall in clear view of everyone logging in to the virtual session. Do you need to take action by, for instance, telling …
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Summary: A woman who worked as a nurse for 35 years couldn’t bear to watch her fellow nurses die from COVID-19, so she came out of retirement to join in their fight. The incident: After working for 35 years as a registered nurse, Iris Meda of …
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Overview: A woman’s dream job turned into a nightmare when a male coworker began to send sexually explicit text messages to her. The scenario: When Brittany McHenry found out that she’d be co-hosting a show on Fox News with George Murdoch, she was …
