Overview: Two brothers decided to exact revenge against an employee who told federal officials about their scheme to hire illegal immigrants. The scenario: Shortly after he started working for Wolf Tree, a company that provides tree-trimming …
What to do when an allergy sufferer requests a workplace accommodation
When you consider that more than 50 million Americans suffer from allergies each year, you know there’s a pretty good chance someone on your crew is currently battling an allergy. There’s also a chance that an allergy sufferer will ask for a …
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New boss wanted only workers who looked like Ken or Barbie
The scenario: A U.S. citizen who was born in Mexico received mostly favorable performance reviews until new owners bought the company for which she worked. The new ownership group immediately noticed that most of the employees of the company they’d …
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What to do when a staffer requests the accommodation of working from home
You’re not alone if you’ve had members of your crew asking to continue working from home even though most folks have returned to the workplace at this stage of the COVID-19 pandemic. Lots of people prefer the flexibility of doing their jobs at home, …
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Boss derides pregnant woman who begged for light-duty work
The scenario: Even though a company allowed employees injured on the job to be transferred to light-duty work with full pay, it refused to move pregnant employees to light-duty assignments. Instead, women were expected to work as long as they could …
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The cost of pulling a disability accommodation: $5.2 million
The scenario: For more than 16 years, a man who was deaf and blind worked in a job that required him to repeatedly handle the same task. He was provided with a full-time job coach, but the employer didn’t have to pay for the coach because the funds …
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