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
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
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!
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
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?
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”
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
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?”
“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
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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