SEXUAL HARASSMENT, DINE EQUITY & PEANUTS
The EEOC has been settling lawsuits at a frenzied pace of late, some for the monetary equivalent of peanuts. This week, the EEOC settled for $1 million a sexual harassment case filed against IHOP...
View ArticleAppeals Ct Says OK for Supervisor to Throw Things
A federal appeals court panel has ruled that a supervisor did not violate the rights of a subordinate when he allegedly yelled at her in front of coworkers and violently threw a heavy notebook at her....
View ArticleAARP Official Calls Out EEOC on Age Discrimination
An AARP official has called upon the EEOC to “significantly ramp up” its minimal efforts to combat age discrimination in employment in the United States. Daniel B. Kohrman, a senior attorney with AARP...
View ArticleWhen the Alleged Abuser Refuses to Leave …
The lack of legal protection from workplace abuse has consequences, as can be seen in the cases of two politicians who have ignored calls to resign. Utah County Commissioner Greg Graves is weathering a...
View ArticleMocking Comments of Tourette’s Syndrome May Cost Costco
A federal appeals court in New York has shed light on when simple teasing crosses the line and gives rise to a “hostile” work environment under the law. A three judge panel for the U.S. District Court...
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