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One organization just found out the hard way that it’s never a good idea to drag your feet on a woman’s request for a pregnancy accommodation. After the company refused to let a crew member work from home during her high-risk pregnancy, the staffer …
Continue Reading about The high cost of fumbling woman’s accommodation request: $25 million
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The scenario: A Black woman was deeply offended during a conversation she had with her white male supervisor that started when her boss asked her what she thought of the N-word. The woman said the word was ugly and that no one should be saying it. …
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Supervisor’s take-home: Don’t sugarcoat performance reviews. If someone is struggling to show up for work and handle his or her job duties, make sure the person’s performance review details those problems. What happened: A woman who suffered from …
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“I know Sarah was really upset when she didn’t get that promotion,” said Supervisor Nathan Hawkins, “but it’s hard to believe she’s suing us over it.” “Sarah claims she was the next person in line for that position and that she’d been promised the …
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The scenario: A supervisor asked a male crew member whether the man he’d seen with him outside the workplace was his partner. The worker, who was openly homosexual, said the man wasn’t his partner. The supervisor responded, “Good, if homosexuals had …
Continue Reading about After he’s called ‘butt pirate’ and ‘faggot,’ homosexual staffer sues
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Overview: After a female crew member gave birth to a premature baby boy, she was fired from her job, then congratulated on the birth of the child. The scenario: When Brenda Bryant began working as a patient care coordinator with JAG Physical …