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In my previous post, I explained how a court can seize on one remark by a supervisor to infer a discriminatory motive for an employment decision. I have also commented that even a single remark, if sufficiently sever,...
The Limits of Customer Preference in Hiring and Promotion Decisions and Helping Managers Communicate with Employees
January 10, 2008
A recent federal court of appeals decision in Simple v. Walgreens Company is a case study on two important points. First, how the pressures of marketing in a competitive retail environment can overtake the limits of...
President Bush joins Blogosphere
January 8, 2008
The Associated Press reports that Bush Administration blogging Mideast trip and notes that “Everybody’s doing it, so why not the White House? President Bush’s team is joining the blogosphere, planning...
Ford Motor Company and UAW Settle Class Action Race Discrimination Suit based on Biased Testing Program
January 7, 2008
Ford Motor Co., along with two related companies and a national union, will pay $1.6 million and provide other remedial relief to a class of nearly 700 African Americans to settle a major race discrimination lawsuit brought...
But Names will Never Hurt me…Not so for Racial Slurs
January 4, 2008
As to our previous post on taking seriously complaints of racial harassment, thanks to Jon Hyman at the Ohio Employer’s Law Blog who posted the EEOC’s press release and commented on the case. The press...