Showing posts with label harassment. Show all posts
Showing posts with label harassment. Show all posts
Monday, June 10, 2024

EEOC Posts Guidelines On Harassment

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 I can't tell you how many times per week I have to tell people that harassment is not generally illegal. Bullying, general harassment b...
Thursday, November 30, 2023

Were You Harassed At Work? EEOC Issues New Guidance on Workplace Harassment

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 I have to say this almost daily, and I'll say it again here: general harassment at work is not illegal. Harassment because you are you ...
Thursday, March 10, 2022

Harassment, Hostile Environment, and Bullying: How To Figure Out If They're Illegal

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Many employees have the mistaken belief that, if they are being harassed by their employer, a supervisor, or a co-worker or they are in a ...
Friday, March 23, 2018

Dear Employees and Job-Seekers: Stop Making These Career-Killing Mistakes

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As someone who has handled employee-side employment law for many years, I run into the same frustrating mistakes over and over again. I thou...
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Monday, November 16, 2015

Those Anti-Muslim Rants Are Going To Get You Sued

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In light of the attacks in Paris and the end of Jihadi John , I'm guessing there will be lots of workplace cooler talk about Muslims an...
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Thursday, January 16, 2014

Does Your Religion Excuse Homophobic, Racist or Sexist Behavior At Work?

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When I wrote the piece about Duck Dynasty's Phil Robertson and his suspension for making racist and anti-gay comments in an interview...
Wednesday, November 13, 2013

HR Wants To Meet! What Do I Do?

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You get the call or the email and your heart sinks to your feet. HR wants to meet with you. Unless you think a promotion or raise is in the...
Friday, December 23, 2011

VOW to Hire Heroes Act Fixes Stupid Legal Loophole for Military

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Remember back in May when I wrote about a court that said harassing people at work for their military service was not illegal? The case was...
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Friday, July 22, 2011

Tortious Interference: Ammunition Against Workplace Bullies and Harassers?

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            A new case in Florida is part of a growing trend where employees strike back against coworkers who bully or harass them at ...
Sunday, May 22, 2011

Serving Your Country? Too Bad: Court Says It’s Legal For Your Employer to Mock Your Military Service

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Airline pilots who are members of the U.S. Armed Forces Reserves and the Air National Guard sued after being mocked and ridiculed at work du...
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Thursday, March 31, 2011

I Reported Harassment and Now HR Wants to Meet With Me. What Do I Do?

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            I know it seems scary to report sexual, racial, or other harassment to human resources. It’s even scarier when they call and tel...
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Thursday, February 17, 2011

Top Ten Employment Laws You Think Exist – That Don’t

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Everyone tells me they know their employee rights. Some are even dumb enough to tell their employers they know their rights. The problem is,...
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Thursday, October 14, 2010

Should I Quit My Job?

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I get asked this question a whole lot. Here's my answer: In this economy? What, are you nuts? That’s not really a legal question, but ...
Wednesday, October 13, 2010

Why Do I Need An Employment Lawyer? Do I have A Case?

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In general, there is no such thing as wrongful termination/discipline in most states if you don’t have a contract saying you can only be fir...
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Monday, October 11, 2010

Overview of Employee Rights

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           Many employees are confused about their rights in the workplace. You may have rights you didn’t even know about, or think you hav...