Texas is not known for its employee-friendly laws. But on September 1, 2021, two amendments to the state labor code (H.B. 21 and S.B. 25) went into effect—providing
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Taming the (Missouri) Tiger: The Danger of Failing to Properly Respond to Complaints
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This week the country was rocked by headlines of campus unrest at the University of Missouri that culminated in the resignation of Timothy Wolfe, President of the University System. Campus-wide…
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“Fun Slap” On The Rump For Being “Cheeky?” Rapid Reader Response
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Yesterday’s post about a female employee who received from the boss what the employment tribunal called a “fun slap” on the rump because she was “cheeky” to him perplexed us…
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Employee Gets “Fun Slap” On Her Bottom For Being “Cheeky” To Her Supervisor: She Is Ordered To Pay Him $5,000!
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Here’s a rather strange sexual harassment decision which we do not have any reasonable explanation for.
The New Zealand Herald reports that “A young woman whose bottom was slapped in …
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“Squeezing Subordinate’s Nipple: Does Gender Matter?”: Reader Comments
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Our post of December 11th, “Supervisor Squeezing Subordinate’s Nipple: Does The Subordinate’s Gender Matter Under Title VII?” drew a number of comments.
To recap: A supervisor allegedly grabbed and…
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Just Say “NO” — To A Zero Tolerance Policy?
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Two lawyers who represent employees have responded to our request for comments made in our recent post entitled “Zero Tolerance” And “Broken Windows?”
And for the most part they are…
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Despite Employment Discrimination Training, “Human Nature Often Rears Its Ugly Head”
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Last week’s post about blatantly discriminatory job ads in New Zealand elicited a number of comments from folks who could not believe that such ads were actually published. To remind…
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“Zero Tolerance” Policy Does Not Absolve Management From Using Good Common Sense
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A couple of early comments to our “Zero Tolerance” post earlier this week drew our attention because of the insights shared. We think that these two comments can be a…
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“Zero Tolerance” And “Broken Windows?”
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“Zero Tolerance” – is it an ambiguous term, we asked recently? Is it a synonym for “non-thinking,” as one reader suggested?
Should it be reserved for serious violations? Does “one…
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New Report On Sexual Abuse Of Migrant Workers In Korea
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We wrote last week that the EEOC recently sued on behalf of vulnerable farm workers – one of the EEOC’s priorities. And we repeated what we had written before about…
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