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Why would an employee sue his employer for offering him 100% telework as a disability accommodation?

The Employer Handbook

But, in 2011, the defendant placed a worker known for wearing heavy perfume in an adjacent cubicle. Perhaps the employer enjoys the notoriety of becoming the muse for a post on The Employer Handbook. Why did the employer do that? And, better yet, why didn’t the employer relocate the fragrant fellow? Both are good questions.

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A jury will decide whether a quadriplegic welder will win his disability discrimination claim

The Employer Handbook

From the blog that brought you the Americans with Disabilities Act claims of the bridge worker with a fear of heights , the firefighter afraid of fighting fires , and the utility person who could climb utility poles , comes the quadriplegic welder and his claims of disability discrimination. So he sued for disability discrimination.

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Do Whistleblower Protections Apply if Only Internal Policies are Violated?

HR Daily Advisor

During the 2011-12 school year, she had a difficult student who kicked, hit, slapped, bit, spit at, and verbally abused the other children. the handbook) could be considered a “violation of the law.”. Christopher School in Nashua. New Hampshire’s Whistleblowers’ Protection Act.

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What Burnout Is and Why It Isn’t Confined To The Occupational Sphere

Workplace Psychology

Hallsten, 1993; Kristensen, Borritz, Villadsen & Christensen, 2005; Pines, Neal, Hammer & Icekson, 2011; Pines & Nunes, 2003). Hallsten, 1993; Kristensen, Borritz, Villadsen & Christensen, 2005; Pines, Neal, Hammer & Icekson, 2011; Pines & Nunes, 2003). The Oxford handbook of organizational well-being (pp.

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How to Improve Communication in Your Workplace

Zenefits

A 2011 report found that companies with communication problems lost and average of $26,041 per employee per year. An employee handbook with poorly written policies may contribute to rule violations. This can lead to racial, gender, and other forms of discrimination. Practice it and encourage your employees to do so as well.

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70,000 reasons not to fire a witness for participating in a sexual harassment investigation

The Employer Handbook

In August 2011, Tennort gave a statement to supervisors investigating a sexual harassment complaint by another employee. Remember, retaliation is the number one box checked on an EEOC charge of discrimination. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for $70,000. Otherwise, tread carefully.

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Is a confidentiality provision in an employee settlement agreement worth the paper it’s printed on?

The Employer Handbook

The Sherman story includes details of a 2011 settlement agreement between the women and Fox. By way of brief background, in late July, New York ran a story by Gabriel Sherman , suggesting a recent high-profile example. That is, two female Fox employees were allegedly sexually harassed by former Fox News boss, Roger Ailes.