The other day we posted: “Don’t Flirt – It Causes Sexual Harassment.” The post was about a news report that the King Abdul Aziz Centre for National Dialogue
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“Who Decides If A Specific Word Is A ‘Racial Slur?’ That Is A Real Dilemma”
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Very few topics which we have discussed in this blog have produced more reader comments than racial harassment, and specically racial slurs and epithets. On May 15th we asked, based…
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NYT Article: “Lawsuit At Rutgers Casts Scrutiny On Age Bias”
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Today’s New York Times has a good article by Michael Winerip which dissects a lawsuit commenced by post-60 year old senior administrators at Rutgers, which is part of his continuing…
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Santa With A “Phallic Symbol”: Sexual Harassment Or Just “Inoffensive Skylarking?”
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Here’s a Christmas story out of New Zealand that you likely won’t want to share with the kids.
The New Zealand Herald reports that a laundry worker made a claim…
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“We Need To Freshen Up Our Appeal”: Is This Ageist?
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Yes, according to a fired 73 year old Channel Islands TV “racing pundit” who took his case to the Central London Employment Tribunal.
As reported by the HeraldScotland, “The…
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“We Need Fresh Leadership” Held Not Ageist Code
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We have made it a point to accumulate and publish age discrimination cases where code words for “old” were alleged to have been made.
On July 19th we wrote that…
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Federal Jury Slams Black Owner For Calling Black Employee The “N-Word” — It’s Not A “Term Of Love”
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The “N-word,” of which we have written often, as recently as a few days ago, is the subject of an interesting lawsuit concluding in NY – it was…
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“Fighting Disability Discrimination Is A Priority For The EEOC”
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As if we didn’t know, this is the EEOC’s mantra these days, most recently stated in a press release announcing a new ADA lawsuit by a used car manager against…
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Reader Rejects Astrology As Employment Hiring Tool!
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Reader/Experts Comment: “What Happens When An Employee Rejects An Offered Accommodation Because She Prefers A Different One?”
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Our August 5th post entitled “What Happens When An Employee Rejects An Offered Accommodation Because She Prefers A Different One?” drew a number of comments from readers from…
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