“Louise didn’t get the promotion because she performed poorly on the oral exam,” said Supervisor Nathan Hawkins, “not because she’s a woman.” “Louise thinks the promotion process was rigged against her,” said HR Director Carolyn McGill. “She’s …
Manager watches woman being sexually harassed, then fires her
The scenario: Shortly after starting a job, a woman became concerned about the harassing behavior of a male coworker. The man repeatedly commented on her hair and said things such as, “You look good” and “Look at those eyes.” The coworker also made …
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Manager refused to use preferred pronouns for transgender staffer
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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Accommodations are critical to job success
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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Woman fired over social media posts showing ‘too much skin’
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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Woman unhappy about drawing that showed Obama as a monkey
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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