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Despite your best efforts to root out unlawful discrimination on your watch, there’s always a possibility that a member of your crew will someday file a potentially costly lawsuit against your organization. Should that happen, you’ll be in a much …
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The scenario: For more than 20 years, a woman received only positive performance evaluations. Everything changed, however, when she was assigned a new male supervisor. Right away, according to the female staffer, the new boss treated her less …
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“I know Earl suffered from a bad back and that he sometimes had to sit down to relieve the extreme pain,” said Supervisor Nathan Hawkins, “but it seems that every time I saw him, he was sitting and resting rather than working.” “Earl says his boss …
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The scenario: A male supervisor was told by several members of his crew that one of their female colleagues was difficult to work with. They said the woman was passive-aggressive, controlling, inconsistent and confrontational. The supervisor didn’t …
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A recently released document provides new insight into the enforcement priorities of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) under the Trump administration. Titled “Discrimination Against American Workers Is Against the Law,” the EEOC …
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A word to the wise: Organizations that deny lactation breaks to female employees could soon be in for a rude awakening. That’s because a law recently passed in Puerto Rico allows for the imposition of criminal penalties against employers that don’t …
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