Supervisor’s take-home: Remember that you’re legally obligated to respond in a timely manner when a member of your crew requests a disability accommodation. What happened: A woman who suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder asked her employer …
Top court opens the floodgates to more discrimination lawsuits
The scenario: A heterosexual woman who’d received only positive performance reviews applied for a promotion, but she was denied the job in favor of a lesbian. Four days later, the heterosexual woman was advised that her department was being …
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Female staffer ordered to dress provocatively and titillate men
The scenario: A female employee was ordered to change her appearance so she’d be more attractive to male customers. Her male supervisor recounted how he used to work at a car dealership with a “BMW girl” who was really young and pretty, who wore …
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Was it legal to fire Christian woman who posted graphic videos of aborted fetuses?
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 …
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 …
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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