Supervisor’s take-home: If your reason for terminating a crew member can be linked in any way to his or her religious beliefs, proceed cautiously with the dismissal – workers suing for religious bias now have to meet a very low bar to prevail in …
Man buried alive when sand and mud engulf excavator cab
Summary: A worker was buried alive when a wall of sand and mud collapsed and engulfed him in the cab of the excavator he was operating. The incident: When Alondra de Leon and her daughter Sofia said goodbye to Alan Herrarte as he was leaving for …
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Was it OK for manager to contact woman while she was out on intermittent leave?
Supervisor’s take-home: A word to the wise: Once a member of your crew has been approved for intermittent leave, make sure you don’t initiate contact with the person during his or her leave time – the interaction could later be misinterpreted as …
Man stumbles from building engulfed by fire, screaming
Incident summary: A man was fatally engulfed in flames after he used a torch to heat a liquid adhesive that wasn’t adequately bonding to a surface. What happened: A worker was asked to install vinyl flooring. He was assigned an assistant to help …
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Male boss says he’d rather work with men than women any day
The scenario After a woman completed six months of training for a new job, she was assigned to a female supervisor who didn’t treat her very well. The woman said her new boss bullied her in front of her coworkers every day. The woman said her female …
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Focus: Housekeeping; Help folks keep their work areas tidy
Like most supervisors, you might sometimes get frustrated by the condition of your crew members’ workstations. Some folks keep their work areas tidy, but other staffers’ workspaces are almost always cluttered and disorganized. The problem is that …
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