“I know Earl suffered from a bad back and that he sometimes had to sit down to relieve the extreme pain,” said Supervisor Nathan Hawkins, “but it seems that every time I saw him, he was sitting and resting rather than working.” “Earl says his boss …
Male boss looks at woman and blurts out, ‘You’re a dumb slut’
The scenario: A male supervisor was told by several members of his crew that one of their female colleagues was difficult to work with. They said the woman was passive-aggressive, controlling, inconsistent and confrontational. The supervisor didn’t …
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Agency targeting bias against U.S. workers
A recently released document provides new insight into the enforcement priorities of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) under the Trump administration. Titled “Discrimination Against American Workers Is Against the Law,” the EEOC …
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Criminal charges for lactation violations
A word to the wise: Organizations that deny lactation breaks to female employees could soon be in for a rude awakening. That’s because a law recently passed in Puerto Rico allows for the imposition of criminal penalties against employers that don’t …
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After man rejects her advances, woman leaves behind a cucumber with a condom
Overview: When a man complained that a female coworker was sexually harassing him, his supervisor mocked him on social media and implied that he was a whining dog. The scenario: After his longtime partner passed away, Steven Kruitbosch, an employee …
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Help your staffers manage a disease that affects about 18 million U.S. employees
Keep in mind that there’s a pretty good chance someone on your crew has diabetes, a disease that causes sugar to build up in the body and can lead to even more severe health complications such as heart disease, kidney failure and …