Supervisor’s take-home: If you provide a pay increase to a male crew member in order to prevent him from bolting to another company, keep in mind that women performing essentially the same job duties might have to receive a raise as well in order for …
You Make The Call: Was it discriminatory to say ‘all Muslims are terrorists’?
“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 …
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You Make The Call: Did boss have to anticipate employee’s need for leave?
“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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Company’s only black staffer introduced to new recruit as ‘the n-gg-r who works here’
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 …
Woman told that if she’d have sex with a man, she wouldn’t get migraine headaches
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 …
Supervisor questions man’s need to take leave to care for newborn
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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