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EEOC settles case of employee with Crohn's disease fired for asking for an additional day of medical leave

  • Fox Rothschild LLP
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  • USA
  • -
  • February 20 2013

The EEOC announced today the settlement for $92,500 of a disability discrimination lawsuit against University of Maryland Faculty Physicians, Inc

An HR professional comments on "Broken Windows" and sexual harassment

  • Fox Rothschild LLP
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  • USA
  • -
  • February 19 2013

One more comment about the applicability of the "Broken Windows Theory" and workplace sexual harassment. Michele Sommer, an Employee Relations and

Another comment (from Australia) on the "broken windiows" theory

  • Fox Rothschild LLP
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  • Australia, USA
  • -
  • February 19 2013

We think that the "broken windows" and workplace sexual harassment discussion is important and are actively seeking comments to publish from

Sexual harassment and the "broken windows theory"

  • Fox Rothschild LLP
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  • USA
  • -
  • February 15 2013

What if employers (who, hopefully, adhere to a well-publicized "zero-tolerance" policy towards sexual harassment, or any kind of harassment for that

You cannot fire a pregnant employee because "the baby is taking its toll on you"

  • Fox Rothschild LLP
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  • USA
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  • February 15 2013

In November we blogged about the impermissibility of firing a pregnant employee because the employer "could not allow her to continue to work as a

Another egregious case of ethnic slurs amounting to hostile work environment

  • Fox Rothschild LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • February 12 2013

Many of you were justifiably horrified by the case discussed in our February 4th post, and expressed disbelief that the case discussed did not

Workplace bullying can result in lower productivity

  • Fox Rothschild LLP
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  • Australia, USA
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  • February 10 2013

Jason Carney, a workplace consultant in Indianapolis, was interviewed recently by Amanda McGrory-Dixon of BenefitsPro on the subject of workplace

Gossip in the workplace -- insidious bullying

  • Fox Rothschild LLP
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  • USA
  • -
  • February 10 2013

Kathleen Bartle, a longtime strategic consultant on workplace conflict, has written a short but eye-opening article about workplace gossip, which

NJ bill seeks to end "discrimination against ex-offenders"

  • Fox Rothschild LLP
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  • USA
  • -
  • February 8 2013

Three Democratic New Jersey state senators have introduced a bill called "New Jersey's Opportunity to Compete Act," which seeks to eliminate

Can a one-arm security officer perform his job duties? The EEOC thinks so

  • Fox Rothschild LLP
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  • USA
  • -
  • February 8 2013

We have been cautioning employers recently that the EEOC has been targeting "fears, myths and stereotypes" in hiring and firing Now, the EEOC has