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Steps Toward Workplace Civility Law & Could You Qualify for Disability Benefits?

January 25, 2010 · Leave a Comment 

In Episode #14 of the Hostile Workplace Podcast we review two recent cases, both of which point toward the federal courts gradual expansion of discrimination law, inching closer to requiring civility in the workplace. Ingrid Reeves v. C.H. Robinson Worldwide (11th Cir., January 20, 2010) Indergard v. Georgia-Pacific Corp., (9th Cir., September 28, 2009) We also have a highly informative interview with Brian Therrien of Disability Digest. We’ve featured Brian in a Quick-Tip in the past, but we corralled him for a... [Read the full story]

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Steps Toward Workplace Civility Law & Could You Qualify for Disability Benefits?

January 25, 2010 · Leave a Comment 

In Episode #14 of the Hostile Workplace Podcast we review two recent cases, both of which point toward the federal courts gradual expansion of discrimination law, inching closer to requiring civility in the workplace. Ingrid Reeves v. C.H. Robinson Worldwide (11th Cir., January 20, 2010) Indergard v. Georgia-Pacific Corp., (9th Cir., September 28, 2009) We also have a highly informative interview with Brian Therrien of Disability Digest. We’ve featured Brian in a Quick-Tip in the past, but we corralled him for a... [Read the full story]

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To Your Resounding Success in 2010

January 8, 2010 · Leave a Comment 

After receiving a huge response to the following email, I decided to share it with everyone here on the site as well. A sneak peak into the new Employment Law Academy is at the bottom of the post. People have told me that there are more urgent problems in the world that workplace abuse, bullying bosses, and hardworking people getting fired for dumb, made up reasons. Yes, I know about the “bigger problems” these people are referring to. I know about the global warming and the slave trade and the earthquakes... [Read the full story]

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Gradual Workplace Harassment Is Not Legal Harassment

July 2, 2009 · 2 Comments 

You complain to your manager or to H.R., and what do they tell you?  There’s no evidence that you are putting up with an illegal hostile work environment.  But you are having trouble sleeping, you feel sick when you think about work, and even though you try not to you spend most of your time worrying about work, you think about little else. How can your boss or H.R. excuse this?  How can they possibly claim that nothing is going on? Acme Markets said that Gloria Nieves was just complaining about good old fashioned... [Read the full story]

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Podcast #6: 10 Tips for Anyone Facing Termination, Including Negotiating a Severance Package

November 10, 2008 · 2 Comments 

Download PDF Transcript If you want to listen on your iPod via iTunes, you can use this link (will open iTunes and take you to the podcast): http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=284065741 You can also listen through this website using the player below. The primary message of Episode #6 of the Hostile Workplace Podcast is “You Are Not Powerless When Facing Termination!”  This episode shows you how to fight back and try to keep your job, PLUS, we cover how to negotiate a severance... [Read the full story]

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