Harassment
Bulletproofing Employment Investigations
This post on workplace investigations that hold up to scrutiny emphasizes the importance of vertical and horizontal consistency and reasonableness in the investigation of allegations of workplace misconduct, such as harassment.
Firemen’s Dog Food Prank Could Cost City Millions
A black LA firefighter filed a racial discrimination suit after his coworkers “secretly laced his spaghetti with dog food.”
He said in court documents that the dog food incident “was part of a pattern of incidents” at the fire station “that were done to dehumanize black men.”
But “firefighters called it a prank and city [...]
Lessons from an EEOC Wall Street harassment lawsuit
The other day, out of the blue, I got a call from Jon Jacobs, a writer for eFinancialCareers, a financial services industry job site. Jon asked me if I had heard about a case recently filed by the EEOC against Merrill Lynch.
Undeterred by my confession of ignorance, he proceeded to tell me about it [...]
9 Tips to Beat the Heat and Look Professional: Women
At many offices across the country, today is Casual Friday. If you’re wearing a company polo and a nice pair of khakis, or something even fancier, pat yourself on the back. If you’re wearing a halter top and other people can see your back, read this article twice–unless you’re working from your own [...]
EEOC Files Suit Over Racial Slurs; George Learns a New One (To Not Use)
The EEOC has filed a lawsuit alleging that a a supervisor at a medical clinic in California used the word “reggin” (”nigger” spelled backwards) and other coded derogatory words when referring to a black file clerk.
The suit is for a racially hostile work environment (a/k/a racial harassment) and retaliation.
”Even though the n-word is backward, [...]