Overview: After acquiring a well-known resort and spa, a new management team decided to stamp out the use of Spanish among its largely Hispanic workforce. One year later, the company was left with no Hispanic managers and a costly legal …
Pregnant woman sues after she’s fired for allegedly harassing a male coworker
Supervisor’s take-home: Your efforts to make sure pregnant workers are treated fairly and are allowed to return to the job can go a long way toward defeating any claims of pregnancy discrimination. What happened: A pregnant woman went on maternity …
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Women claim pay bias after male coworker receives raise to prevent him from leaving
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 …