This Christmas we wrote about a couple of wacky cases. We got some good comments.
Merry Christmas!
“Fun-Slapping” Case
On December 22nd we wrote about a New Zealand
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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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“We’re On The Hunt For Young, Fit And Competent Employees”
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We recently posted that the BBC reported that numerous age discriminatory ads appear on the UK government’s Universal Jobmatch website, seeking “recent graduates” or “young graduates.”
One UK ad read:…
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Sex Workers Can Sue Their Bosses For Sexual Harassment: An Exchange
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Our recent post which noted a case from New Zealand where a prostitute was awarded damages based upon a claim of sexual harassment by her boss (a brothel owner) was…
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“Sex Worker” Wins Sexual Harassment Suit Against Boss
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In what has been billed as a “world first,” a brothel worker sued the brothel owner for sexual harassment – and won. The Human Rights Review Tribunal in New Zealand …
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“Limp-Handed Gesture” And Offensive Epithet Results In Award To Gay Employee
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Sexual orientation is not covered under Title VII, although many states and municipalities do include this in their anti-discrimination statutes. Many predict, however, that it is only a matter of…
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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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New Zealand Equal Pay Case: A Reader Provides More Info
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Thank you, Karen Radich, an employment law barrister in Wellington, New Zealand, for giving us more info on the new significant equal pay decision from New Zealand.
We commented …
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Significant New Zealand Equal Pay Decision Could Be An Employer’s Nightmare
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We reported the other day that the General Counsel of the EEOC sees more Equal Pay Act (“EPA”) lawsuits coming. What exactly does the EPA provide? It reads in relevant…
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