Gender and Race Discrimination Merry Go Round
In yet another reality check about the American workplace Best Buy Co. has settled a race and gender lawsuit. Best Buy one of the largest electronics retailers in the country agreed to amend its human resource policies the suit claimed routinely discriminated against diversity and women.
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Beware The “Manipuvisor”!
Workplace bullies come in all shades and sizes. One of the most insidious aspects of job bullies reveal the type I call the “manipuvisor”. This type of workplace bully is an individual specifically recruited and hired by an employer.
The main qualification for the position of “manipuvisor” is a willingness to be “pimped” and manipulated by upper management. The specific job duties involve being an “office tyrant” bullying and terrorizing the designated “target(s)”.
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Workplace Discrimination Hiding In Credit Histories?
Back in December of 2010 the (EEOC) Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a lawsuit against the Kaplan Higher Education Corporation. Kaplan runs a nationwide chain of for-profit colleges and training schools. The EEOC suit accused Kaplan of using credit histories to discriminate against black career seekers.
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The “Dirty Thirty” Problems With Employee Performance Reviews! Part 3
Well, this is the final installment of the employee performance review series “Dirty Thirty”. It is not however the end of our coverage of the issues career seekers and employees face in employee job reviews. There is an ocean of info and changes taking place we all must stay aware of concerning job evaluations. ;0)
Remember, your HR, supervisor or manager doesn’t want you to have a level playing field involving employee performance appraisals. As always this is exactly why you should ;0)
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FMLA Lock Down
In a recent case involving the largest telecommunications union in the U.S. a court ruled the company could require employees to remain in the area while on FMLA leave!! The case of Pellegrino v. CWA, W.D. Pa., 5-19-11, gave employers the “right” to dictate the movements of those on medical leave.
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