Harassment
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A Poor Dating Policy Could Break a Company's Heart—and Wallet
With employees and companies becoming more accepting of office romances, companies should make sure they protect themselves from any potential sexual harassment or discrimination lawsuits.
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EEOC Accuses Security Firm of Sexual Harassment Against Male Workers
A two male employees from a North Carolina-based security firm allegedly made offensive comments to their male subordinates, solicited nude pictures from them, asked male employees to undress in front of them and solicited male employees for sex.
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Big Lots Settles Sexual Harassment Lawsuit with EEOC for $155,000
The settlement resolves a 2011 lawsuit filed against a Big Lots store in Fort Smith, Arkansas, for allegedly violating Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 after a store manager sexually harassed a class of female employees.
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IHOP Franchisee Settles EEOC Sex Discrimination Lawsuit for $1 Million
After complaints were made about Lee Broadnax's behavior, IHOP failed to take reasonable measures to prevent and promptly correct sexual harassment allegations, according to court documents.
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Emergency Room Physician is Independent Contractor, Cannot Pursue Bias Claims: Court
Glascock charged that throughout her relationship with the group she was subjected to ongoing sexual harassment by other group physicians, including being called a “princess,” “cutie” and “babe,” as well as disparaging remarks about pregnancy.
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Tougher Law in Hawaii Aims to Protect Harassed Workers
Although many employers are complying with Act 206, some 'felt that it didn't need to be required,' notes employer group attorney.
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U.S. Court Abused Discretion in Sex Harassment Case: Appeals court
the EEOC asked the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York in Albany to issue a broad injunction against KarenKim that included barring Allen Manwaring from entering the store.
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Supreme Court to Hear Title VII, Class-Action Cases in 2012-13 Term
As Littler Mendelson's Garry Mathiason says, 'There are always some surprises from the Supreme Court.'
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California Hospital to Pay $975,000 to Settle Racial Harassment, Discrimination Case
The EEOC said the hospital's English-only language policy was used to harass and discriminate against Filipino employees in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
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National Origin, Religious Harassment Alleged in EEOC Suit Against UPS
Since 2004, Talal Alfaour, a loader at UPS in San Francisco, allegedly had faced verbal and physical harassment, often referred to by supervisors and co-workers as “Dr. Bomb,” “al-Qaida” and “Taliban,” the EEOC said in a statement.
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Jury Award of $3.5M Reinstated in Chrysler Discrimination Case
According to the ruling by the 7th U.S Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago in Otto May Jr. v. Chrysler Group L.L.C., the Cuban-born May was the target of racist, xenophobic, homophobic and anti-Semitic graffiti that appeared in and around the company's paint department between 2002 and 2005.
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Love Takes Work, but Can Work Take Love?
Experts say companies should define their policies around co-workers dating, particularly when it comes to managers dating subordinates.
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Racism Lawsuit Targets Mercedes-Benz Store
A lawsuit filed in federal court in New York charges that Burnell Guyton, 54, and Andre Grammer, 44, both black, found racist graffiti on several occasions in a bathroom stall used by employees.
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Whistle-Blower Suit Involving Company's Visa Practices Dismissed
Judge Myron H. Thompson of U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama in Montgomery said while Palmer's charges are “deeply troubling,” there was no evidence that Bangalore, India-based Infosys had violated Alabama state law.
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Federal Employees Most Frequent EEOC Charge is Retaliation: Study
It is the fifth straight year that retaliation topped the list as being the most frequently alleged complaint.
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Muslim Woman Charges Disney with Religious Discrimination
Compromises she offered, including wearing a hijab in colors matching her uniform and bearing a Disney logo, were rejected by the company, while Boudlal rejected Disney's suggestion she work elsewhere in its complex away from public view, according to the lawsuit.
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Vulgar Language Must Be Viewed in Context in Sexual Harassment Case: Court
Said one attorney, in cases where off-color language is used, the ruling signifies the importance of finding out 'how that language was used to determine what steps the employer should take and how they should go about investigating' it and imposing discipline.
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Hotel Groups to Settle EEOC Harassment Suit
The EEOC said female employees were subjected to the constant use of racial slurs and derogatory sex-based and racial comments.
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Supreme Court to Clarify What Constitutes a Supervisor in Harassment Cases
The court accepted the case June 25 and has ruled on the issue previously under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
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Muslim Woman Wins $5.1M Judgment in Work Discrimination Suit
Employers must make sure their employees, including line workers as well as supervisory staff, are 'trained carefully in anti-harassment measures and policy.'
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Court: Three Unwanted Touches in Five Months Constitute Sex Harassment
One attorney familiar with the case says the case illustrates that employers need to conduct an investigation 'in any situation that involves intimate touching.'
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State Court Upholds Gay Employee's Hostile Work Environment Claim
Said one attorney, 'This is the first appellate-level case in the country that extends hostile work environment (claims) to the area of sexual orientation.'
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Coca-Cola Unit Sued for Alleged Racial Discrimination
The lawsuit charges that the 16 plaintiffs 'have suffered from the worst of its ills in terms of biased work assignments and allotment of hours, unfair discipline and retaliation, and a caustic work environment.'
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EEOC Actions, Enforcement Trends Focus of Report on Agency
The report noted that the agency identified combating systemic discrimination as a top priority in a 2006 task force report.
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Former Groupon Employees Countersue Over Contract Terms
The countersuit, filed Jan. 25, reveals an increasingly testy relationship between two high-profile Internet players: Google, the king of search advertising, based in Mountain View, California, and Chicago-based Groupon, the leader in the new online-advertising business with daily deals.
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Appeals Court Overturns Most of Dismissal in Same-Sex Harassment Suit
More men are alleging sexual harassment in the workplace, a trend many attorneys expect to continue.
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Analysis: Employment Class Actions Continue to Raise Firms' Financial Exposures
As a result of two key rulings, class actions are 'not dead or blocked, rather they're reforming and morphing into different iterations,' says one expert.
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Designer Can Sue Firm for Tapping Social Media Accounts While She was Injured
The woman alleges the accounts were accessed while she was recovering from a brain injury she sustained after being hit by a car while running an errand for work.
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Blockbuster Settles Sex Harassment, Retaliation Suit for $2 Million
The alleged incidents took place in 2004 and 2005, according to the EEOC. They involved seven female temporary employees, four of whom are Hispanic.
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Hertz Sued by Fired Muslim Drivers Alleging Religious Bias, Retaliation
Most drove shuttle rental cars for cleaning and refueling during the work day at Seattle's Sea-Tac Airport, while the remainder drove the vans that carried workers to and from the car transport locations.
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High-Profile C-Suite Moves Shines Light on Succession Planning Strategies
In the wake of shifts at the top for Apple, IBM and Hewlett-Packard, heirs in the pipeline can mean a stable transition both financially and in the workplace.
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Background-Check Tool Keeps Tabs on Sex Harassment Cases
Since mid-2010, the latest technology tool by ebosswatch.com has been nearly as popular among human resources and hiring managers as it has been with job seekers.
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Suit Claims Worker was Fired for Refusing to Wear '666' Sticker
In March 2010, as a company's accidnt-free tally approached the number 666—identified in the 'Revelations' book of the Bible as 'the number of the beast' and a representation of Satan—the employee informed his supervisors that his religious beliefs wouldn't allow him to wear that number.
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Experts Still Warn to Beware of Information from Social Media when Hiring
There is 'so much information that's available out there' that the employer has to filter out the information to be sure it does not learn about issues it should not know about, such as religion and politics, panel contends.
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EEOC Sues Albuquerque Dealership for Sexual Harassment
The suit alleges that managers retaliated against men who reported incidents to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
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EEOC Sues Fashion Boutique Delia's for Pregnancy Discrimination
The suspected harassment included constant questioning about some employees' ability to perform their jobs because they were pregnant, recommending they take leaves of absence or forcing them to take maternity leave early.
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Tyson Foods Unit to Pay $2.25 Million to Settle Sex Discrimination Allegations
Under terms of the consent decrees, the $2.25 million settlement will be divided among the rejected female job applicants.
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Court Rules Against Wal-Mart in Sexual Harassment, Retaliation Case
Jorge Pérez-Cordero filed a lawsuit in October 2001, alleging sexual-based discrimination and retaliation in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Puerto Rico law.
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Some Subtle Signs of Incivility
Many people have become inured to incivility, only later feeling the hurtful effects of colleagues' transgressions.
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Appeals Court Rules Single Incident Triggers Harassment Law
The plaintiff’s attorney said that although the civil rights law establishes that a severe-enough single incident of harassment violates the law, most lawsuits charge either pervasive or severe and pervasive harassment.
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Ohio Court Finds Harassment Allegations Do Not Bar Comp Benefits
The claimant had been under investigation concerning ‘numerous’ sexual harassment allegations for acts allegedly occurring between 2004 and 2008, the records state.
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Diversity of a Different Color
Initiatives have shifted from their roots in equal opportunity for workers toward a focus on marketing goals and accessing diverse markets. But this new model may not survive stepped-up government enforcement and budget cuts threatening programs with unproven results.
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Racism Persists in 'Inclusive' Cultures
Diversity and inclusion programs have proliferated over the past two decades, but the number of racial harassment charges filed at the EEOC has doubled.
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Lack of Discrimination Inquiry Not Retaliation, Court Rules
A federal appeals court has ruled that an employee cannot bring a retaliation claim against her employer for failing to investigate a racial discrimination claim.
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When Men Are Harassed
While the majority of sexual harassment claims involve male-on-female harassment, allegations of male-on-male harassment—and even female-on-male harassment—are on the rise.
