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“We were forced to terminate Brent after we learned that he’d falsified a portion of his resume,” said Supervisor Margie Brunton. “Brent says the claim of resume falsification was a smokescreen for discrimination against him because of his military …
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The scenario: A new female employee was trained by a male manager who frequently made sexualized, insensitive remarks to her and sometimes stared at her breasts. After she completed the training, however, the woman was no longer supervised by the …
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Supervisor’s take-home: You have a legal responsibility to immediately discipline anyone who uses the N-word, even when the offensive term is spoken in a foreign language. What happened: A Black woman was upset when her manager ordered her to clean …
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“I can’t believe what I’m hearing,” said Supervisor Nathan Hawkins. “Jennifer is suing us for failing to accommodate her pregnancy? But she walked off the job. Her lawsuit has no merit.” “I hope you’re right,” replied HR Director Carolyn McGill. …
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What’s the No. 1 reason for the wage gap between male and female workers? Parenthood. So suggests a recent study from the Pew Research Center that examined employment data from the monthly current population surveys conducted by the U.S. Census …
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The scenario: A crew member refused to work on Sunday because his sincerely held religious beliefs prevented him from laboring on the Sabbath. His employer offered to rearrange his work schedule so he could go to church on Sunday morning and still …
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