“(Company) does not tolerate harassment, discrimination or retaliation. We have strong policies and practices against harassment, discrimination and retaliation and provide regular training on those policies and practices. We encourage employees to report issues immediately. We investigate those issues thoroughly.” Has your company ever issued such a statement? How much will that statement protect it […]
What’s The Magic Word? For Accommodation Requests, There Aren’t Any.
Remember when you were a kid and you asked a grown-up for something? Remember when that grown-up, trying to teach you manners, asked you, “What’s the magic word?”– and you hopefully said, “Please”? How does that work in the workplace though? I mean, yes, it’s certainly the right thing for employees making requests to say […]
Sleep Disorders and Reasonable Accommodations in the Workplace
On October 31, I posted here about an employee who was terminated from his job after he requested reasonable accommodations under the ADA for his narcolepsy, and the employee, Brian Mahn filed suit. While I often get comments or questions regarding a post, until now I have never heard from anyone who was the subject […]
An Employer Is Responsible for Employees’ Housing and Transportation? Whaaaat?
Are you responsible for your employees’ living conditions? Do you have to ensure that your employees have habitable sanitary housing? I know what some of you are thinking: There she goes again, that crazy brunette employer’s attorney with her off-the-wall questions. (C’mon, admit it you think I may really have flown off the deep end […]
Uh oh. Your Employee Says S/he Was Harassed — and S/he has Recordings…
This week I want to tell you about a case that just might have something for everyone. The Federal Housing Finance Agency is facing the following allegations: a) sexual harassment by the Director; b) Equal Pay violations; c) retaliation; and d) recordings that reportedly support these allegations. Yowsa! I know in my head that these […]