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Employee says it’s impossible to separate tampon use from gender discrimination “You want me to do what?” said employee Christina Roberts as she pushed her purse into a desk drawer. Her boss, Troy Matthews stood in the entrance to her cubicle. He lowered his voice and said, “This isn’t my call. Security just contacted me […]
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Employee’s addiction – and recovery – lead to Department of Justice investigation “We can’t have anyone using opioids at work. Ever. For any reason,” said manager Stanley Peterson. “For goodness sake, you manage people. You manage equipment. You have to be level-headed.” “I am level-headed,” said employee Drew Parker. “More level-headed than I’ve been in […]
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Company says, ‘You signed it, you live with it,’ but what the court decides is all that matters “While we understand your intermittent absences, it’s difficult for us to operate having you call out at any moment and staying on leave for an indefinite amount of time,” said Manager Wallace Burns. “So you’re scolding me […]
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“This nonsense about the breakup between you and Lisa has to stop,” Melanie warned. “I have to supervise the both of you, and I can’t have you two bickering all the time.” It’s her fault,” Eric protested. “I tried to tell her we could still be friends and co-workers, but she …” “Yes, and when […]
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Ever suspect an employee was faking the need for FMLA? HR manager Lynn Rondo frowned as she reviewed the video. Then she picked up her phone and dialed company attorney Eric Bressler. “Hi, Lynn,” he answered. “What’s up?” “I wanted to talk to you about Jeffrey Tolliver,” Lynn replied. “I’m looking at a video he […]
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“First, you gave Alex a raise, and now you’ve fired him?” HR manager Chris Dulin asked. Jerome shook his head as he spoke: “Giving him that raise was one of the biggest mistakes I ever made. Right after that, he started being uncooperative, acting like he was better than everyone else in the group. And […]
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A claim of gender bias complicates the decision. “We’re letting you go immediately,” George said after he and Mandy sat down in the conference room.She nodded and said, “I guess the obvious question is “‘Why?’” “Our business is changing,” he explained. “The skills you have aren’t the ones we’re going to be needing.” “Hold on,” […]
