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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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Racial Slurs And Nooses Brings Forth Another EEOC Lawsuit
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The EEOC has just sued a major transportation and distribution services provider from New Jersey for harassment based on race and national origin under Title VII.
This comes after a…
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The “N-Word” – Three New EEOC Lawsuits
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Just when we thought that maybe the N-word — just maybe — had been consigned to the dustbin of employment law history, three new EEOC lawsuits were filed this week…
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Court: “One Utterance Of The N-Word” Not Severe Enough For Hostile Workplace
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Last June a federal court held that the single use of the “N-word” was not enough to create a hostile workplace. This is not the first court to so hold…
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Outrageous Slurs Against Hispanic Employee Impels EEOC To Sue
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A North Carolina AutoZone store was just sued by the EEOC for national origin discrimination and harassment.
According to the EEOC, the Hispanic employee was forced to resign, after months…
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Legal Compliance Is Not Enough: “What’s Right” And Your Company Values Are Important
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On May 28th we did a post entitled “Does One N-Word, One Sexual Assault, Plus Four Other Harassing Incidents In “Eleven Days At Most” Create a Hostile Work Environment?” …
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Workplace Harassment: “When It Gets As Bad As Racial Slurs That Means No One Noticed”
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Our recent post asked “how many times an employee must endure a crude and offensive racial or other epithet for the situation to become a hostile work environment?” We also …
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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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“Find Out About The Culture Of Your Company,” A Reader Advises
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Our recent post asking “how many times an employee must endure a crude and offensive racial or other epithet for the situation to become a hostile work environment” drew a …
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