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“You might be surprised to learn that Nadia is suing us for religious bias,” said HR Manager Alan Frankel. “She thinks that we denied her a promotion because she’s Muslim. Worse, the job went to a non-Muslin coworker.” “Nadia’s religion had nothing …
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“Mae never even specifically told us that she wanted to use FMLA leave,” said Supervisor Margie Brunton. “How were we supposed to know that we had to provide her with information about her right to take leave?” “Mae claims that her need for FMLA …
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Overview: A crew member who was the only black person working for a company faced a never-ending barrage of racist comments. Things came to a head when a manager introduced the black worker to a new employee as “the n-gg-r who works here.” The …
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Overview: After a woman left work for the day because she was experiencing a migraine, her female boss called her at home and said she wouldn’t get headaches if she’d just have sex with a man. The scenario: Nicole Aaker, an employee of Interim …
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The scenario: A male worker was approved for 12 weeks of parental leave to care for his newborn. When his boss learned that he planned to take leave, she asked him, “Why can’t your wife stay home and take care of the child?” She also said to him, …
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“Serena is suing us for FMLA retaliation,” said HR Manager Alan Frankel. “She claims that she was let go because she took time off to care for her sick mother.” “Serena was dismissed because she violated our no call/no show policy,” said …
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