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The scenario: The only woman on a work crew wanted to perform all different types of job duties, including those that were potentially dangerous. However, her male supervisor didn’t think she should be allowed to work at an elevated location. He …
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“We were stuck between a rock and a hard place,” said Supervisor Margie Brunton. “If we had accommodated Karla’s request, we might have gotten hit with a gender-bias lawsuit.” “It was a sticky wicket,” said HR Manager Alan Frankel. “And it just got …
Continue Reading about You Make The Call: Woman snubbed coworker’s preferred pronoun request
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Supervisor’s take-home: Because you could be surprised during a termination meeting, always maintain a paper trail of the reasons you decided to fire someone. What happened: A female crew member wasn’t well liked by her coworkers, who found her …
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Supervisor’s take-home: You have the legal right to rescind an accommodation that has already been provided to a disabled crew member, but only if you can demonstrate that the accommodation is creating a so-called undue hardship. What happened: A …
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Suppose you just found out that one of your crew members has alleged discrimination. How would you react? Let’s face it, no manager likes to hear that a staffer has a problem with the way things are being done. That’s why supervisors sometimes have …
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Overview: After a woman reported that her male manager had forced her to have sex with him, the man told her that he’d kill her if he lost his job. The scenario: Shontell Coleman was worried when Patrick Dingle told her to follow him to a washroom …