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The scenario: On her first day at work, a transgender woman told her manager that her preferred pronouns were she, her, they and them. However, her male manager said he couldn’t use those pronouns when referring to a man. Sure enough, on a daily …
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If you’re unsure whether it’s worthwhile to provide reasonable accommodations to disabled staff members, consider a newly released report showing that 58% of U.S. workers who’ve been provided with a disability accommodation think that the …
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The scenario: A female employee posted several photographs to her Instagram account. Two of the photographs showed her wearing a company uniform. The others included one with her in a bikini, one with her wearing hosiery and another revealing part of …
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The scenario: A Black woman was unhappy when she saw a drawing that depicted former President Barack Obama as a monkey posted on a bulletin board. The woman didn’t say anything about the drawing, and it was removed a short time later. Another time, …
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If a member of your crew asked to bring her dog into the workplace, how would you respond? Keep in mind that certain dogs could be considered a reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), which means you can’t just turn …
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Here’s a statistic that might surprise you: More than one-quarter of U.S. employees who responded to a recent survey reported that they’d definitely experienced a microaggression at work; another 22% said they might have suffered a microaggression on …