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The scenario: A Black crew member was disappointed when he was passed over for a promotion in favor of a white man. He sent emails to just about everyone complaining that he was denied the promotion because of his race. The white man who was …
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The scenario: In order to obtain a certification that would allow her to work for a company, a woman had to participate in several months of on-the-job training. A man assigned to train her made it clear right away that he didn’t like working with …
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Are male crew members provided with more specific, detailed and useful feedback than their female counterparts are? Recent research suggests that the evaluations offered to women are often more vague than those given to men. Researchers with …
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The scenario: A female staffer told her supervisor that she was starting to lose her senses of taste and smell. A few days later, she tested positive for the coronavirus, so she asked her boss to let her take leave under the Families First …
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“We used that physical abilities test for job applicants because we thought it would reduce our workers’ comp costs,” said Supervisor Margie Brunton, “not because we were trying to discriminate against women.” “Well, the Equal Employment Opportunity …
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Like many U.S. businesses, your employer might soon be requiring workers to provide proof that they’ve received a COVID-19 vaccine before they can come into the workplace. But what should you do if one of your crew members refuses to get a vaccine, …
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