In a diverse workplace, you might need to give supervisors some extra sensitivity training to avoid illegal bias.
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Tags: English-only, national origin
Two employees are caught breaking the same rule. One has had behavior problems in the past, the other hasn’t. Can their manager legally fire one and not the other?
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Tags: consistency, flexibility, policies
A recent case is a reminder that working in HR is often like herding cats — once you’ve got managers doing one thing right, there’s a chance they’re making mistakes in another area.
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Tags: age, documentation, sex discrimination, supervisor
Employees often grumble about the conditions of their office buildings or workspaces. But here’s a case where those complaints turned into a full-fledged lawsuit.
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Tags: gender bias, restrooms
Though it was only signed a few weeks ago, the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act has already caused big legal problems for some companies.
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Tags: Lilly Ledbetter, Obama, pay discrimination
Even when front-line managers don’t get the final say in who’s hired and fired, their biases can still get employers hit with costly lawsuits.
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Companies always need to be careful about preventing theft when employees quit or get fired. But here’s a case where a manager went too far — and got the company wrapped up in a discrimination suit.
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Tags: layoff, monitoring, theft
One of the new president’s first actions in office will be to sign a law making it easier for employees to file wage discrimination lawsuits.
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One of a manager’s hardest tasks: Dealing with a difficult employee who’s constantly making frivolous complaints. What can supervisors do without being accused of retaliation?
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Like all people, supervisors make mistakes. If one of those mistakes gives an employee the impression of illegal bias, the company could be in serious trouble. A silver lining:
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Tags: corrective action, demotion
