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		<title>Has Your Bully Boss Said Anything This Stupid?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Oct 2011 03:18:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>UndercoverLawyer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bad Boss]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sometimes the stupid stuff your boss says is SO overwhelmingly stupid, that it&#8217;s funny. And because being someone who is fighting back against harassment and bullies is stressful, I wanted to give you something to help you laugh a bit. I&#8217;m generally a serious guy, but sometimes you just need to laugh, you know? So, [...]


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		<title>The 12 Steps of &#8220;Restructuring&#8221; Jobs to Eliminate Older Workers</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Sep 2011 01:13:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>UndercoverLawyer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Age Discrimination]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A bully boss will go to great lengths to terminate an employee they no longer want.  Frequently age discrimination, a kind of senior-employee-phobia, is the root cause. As both a defense lawyer advising companies, and in my role as the Undercover Lawyer advising individuals, I&#8217;ve witnessed the following pattern many times: 1.)  First Time Supervisor [...]


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<li><a href='http://www.undercoverlawyer.com/workplace-harassment-bill/' rel='bookmark' title='Age Discrimination Among the Unemployed, and Movement on a Workplace Harassment Bill'>Age Discrimination Among the Unemployed, and Movement on a Workplace Harassment Bill</a></li>
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		<title>Video: Stopping Age Discrimination, How Two Women Did It</title>
		<link>http://www.undercoverlawyer.com/video-stopping-age-discrimination-how-two-women-did-it/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2011 16:13:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>UndercoverLawyer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Age Discrimination]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[economy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many of the people who utilize the phone conference I offer to book buyers tell me that they just feel bullied and picked on, but it&#8217;s not because of any &#8220;protected class&#8221;. But then I ask them how old their boss is compared to them. &#8220;Well, she&#8217;s quite a bit younger than me, actually.&#8221; Then [...]


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		<title>New Video: The One Real Key To Getting Unemployment Benefits</title>
		<link>http://www.undercoverlawyer.com/new-video-the-one-real-key-to-getting-unemployment-benefits/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Aug 2011 03:56:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>UndercoverLawyer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This video explains the one true key to making sure that you get unemployment benefits. If you applied for unemployment benefits and you were turned down, then this is the key concept that you must understand. It simply is not true that if you get fired you WILL get unemployment. Another myth is that if [...]


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		<title>Free iPhone App For Documenting Your Wage Claim</title>
		<link>http://www.undercoverlawyer.com/free-iphone-app-for-documenting-your-wage-claim/</link>
		<comments>http://www.undercoverlawyer.com/free-iphone-app-for-documenting-your-wage-claim/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jul 2011 19:51:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[apps]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A neat little new app for Smartphones – brought to you by our friends at the Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division – lets employees independently track their work, break and overtime hours. It’s currently compatible with the iPhone and iPod Touch, and updates are being planned for other Smartphone platforms. What is it [...]


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<li><a href='http://www.undercoverlawyer.com/new-work-laws-protecting-you-in-2009/' rel='bookmark' title='New Work Laws Protecting You in 2009'>New Work Laws Protecting You in 2009</a></li>
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		<title>How To Request Job Accommodations From Your Boss By Using the ADA</title>
		<link>http://www.undercoverlawyer.com/how-to-request-job-accommodations-from-your-boss-by-using-the-ada/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Sep 2010 22:08:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requires employers to provide reasonable accommodations to qualified employees with disabilities.  For all the kicking and screaming by employers about making accommodations, you’d think accommodations cost them millions of dollars – but it’s not true!  Accommodations for people with disabilities are usually extremely low or even no cost.


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		<title>More Insider HR Tips: What Are HR Pros Saying About You?</title>
		<link>http://www.undercoverlawyer.com/more-insider-hr-tips-what-are-hr-pros-saying-about-you/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2010 20:54:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As your intrepid Undercover HR Director, I attended the SHRM® Conference sessions complete with my paper bag (with eye holes) and note pad to capture what Human Resources professionals are worried about. 


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		<title>Attacking a Bullying Victim, Again: Phoebe Prince</title>
		<link>http://www.undercoverlawyer.com/attacking-a-bullying-victim-again-phoebe-prince/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 21:00:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>UndercoverLawyer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A lawyer who is defending one of the bullies that drove high schooler Phoebe Prince to suicide just published an article attacking the dead teenager in the online magazine Slate.


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		<title>Insider H.R. Tips From SHRM, The Biggest H.R. Conference in the Country</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Jul 2010 01:51:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I recently returned from The SHRM® 2010 Annual Conference and Exposition, held in
beautiful San Diego, California. I thought you might like some insight into what those
dastardly Human Resource folks are cooking up. I attended the Conference in my “day
job” capacity as a Human Resources professional, and as your Undercover HR Director.


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		<title>Jury Awards $250 Million for Gender Discrimination and Hostile Work Environment</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 May 2010 20:25:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>UndercoverLawyer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the largest ever gender discrimination/hostile work environment verdict, a jury ordered the pharmaceutical company Novartis to pay a class of women $250 million in punitive damages, plus back pay, front pay, and attorney fees to be determined later.


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