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Podcast #10: Bully Boss Creates Hostile Work Environment by Forbidding Bathroom Breaks!

August 12, 2009 By 3 Comments
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Don't Have iTunes on Your Computer? Free Download from Apple w/ easy install instructions. Main Segment In the Main Segment of Episode #10 we tackle the issue of "Bully Bosses Who Forbid Bathroom Breaks."  This craziness happens much more frequently than you may think.  Can you guess who the primary victims are? #1 Spanish radio station in Miami The radio show I mention during the show is 98.3.  My thanks to Frank, the Undercover Lawyer community member from Miami who got the book and called in to 98.3 to talk about it.  Thanks Frank! All Spanish UCL Site Now Launched: www.demandas-empleos.comNew Segment -- The Q & A: We also debut a new segment in Episode #10, the Q&A.  In you have a legal question about work that you think other listeners would be interested in, send … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Age Discrimination, Blog, Featured, Podcast, Signs You're Abused at Work, Videos Tagged With: abusive boss, diabetes, Discrimination, employee rights, harassment, hostile work environment, Hostile Work Place, Retaliation, sexual harassment
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Curt’s Article About Hostile Work Environment Wins Award For Best New Hub!

July 6, 2009 By 5 Comments
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Curt now has EIGHT powerful articles on Hubpages, each one contains information you should not be with out in dealing with a bad boss or hostile work environment. One article was nominated for "Hub Nugget", meaning Best New Article -- and it won!  Thanks to everyone who took time to vote for the article, "Hostile Work Environment -- Why HR Doesn't Care About You". Here's a link to the article if you haven't seen it, with links to the other 7 articles (or "Hubs") after … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hostile Work Environment & Workplace Harassment, Signs You're Abused at Work Tagged With: Abused at work, abusive boss, Bully Boss, harassed at work, hostile work environment, Hostile Work Place, Workplace Harassment
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Are You a Victim of Sexual Favoritism at Work?

December 23, 2008 By 1 Comment

I was working on a summary of a case called Miller v. Dept of Corrections for the community when, like fate, this question was posted to the forum by a woman who was feeling driven from her job by her boss: QUESTION: [Edited for clarity]  "I don't think he's discriminating based on sex, race or religion. He just didn't like what I said one day, which was that he "should be more discrete with that girl in accounting" since he is married. He has had it out for me ever since. He gave me a horrible review. I went to HR with examples disproving the review. They pushed it to the side and agreed with him. I talked to his boss and stated if someone was going to be given a review that bad then examples should accompany it. She said "Well, he said he told you about it". I work in a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Hostile Work Environment & Workplace Harassment, Signs You're Abused at Work, Uncategorized Tagged With: affair at work, hostile work environment, Hostile Workplace, Retaliation, sex at work, sexual favoritism, sexual harassment, sleeping with the boss
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Can My Employer Do That? Part One By: Jenn S.

November 22, 2008 By 5 Comments
Can My Boss Do That

In a busy employment law practice, I field a lot of questions from employees who want to know whether an action taken by their employer was “illegal.” In the vast majority of cases, the action of the employer is not illegal per se, though it may have been grossly unfair, blatantly discriminatory, or in extreme bad taste. However, there are situations where an employer is acting illegally and quick action is necessary. The following are some common and some unusual questions from employees who call wanting to know, “Can my employer do that?” Can my boss tell me to cover my tattoos / cut my hair / take out a piercing? Freedom to express yourself is surely a great right in America.  But, if you want to hold a job you’d best take note of your employer’s appearance … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Attendance, Bad Boss, Featured, Podcast, Signs You're Abused at Work Tagged With: co-worker smells, dress code, employee privacy, paycheck deduction, piercing at work, tattoos at work
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Stop Your Harassing Boss With Your Employee Handbook

November 19, 2008 By 4 Comments
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The Employee Handbook – Know the Rules and Your Rights By: Jenn S. When you first went to work for your employer, it is likely that you received an employee handbook, often referred to as an employee manual or a policy and procedure manual. If you did what you were supposed to do, you read it and then signed a document stating that you read and fully understood the rules and policies stated within. Though such “rule books” often seem like mindless paperwork you can easily plow through during orientation and then forget, they are much, much more than that. Instead of thinking of the employee handbook as all of the things that you can’t do or rules that restrict you, also think of it as what your employer has to so do for you. Key Employee Policies:  So what are the most … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, New Laws, Signs You're Abused at Work Tagged With: anti-discrimination policy, confidential information, employee dating, Medical Leave, non-solicitation policy, progressive discipline policy
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10 Steps of Walking the Plank Toward Termination: STEP 3, Your Good Work Gets No Rewards

October 18, 2008 By 4 Comments

A law firm partner who wanted me fired used to sing my praises, calling me a "golden boy" and going on and on about how I seemed to have a "magic wand" that would solve all the partner's problems.  Now, this partner's inability to remember to take all their pills each morning was not my doing, but it was nearly my undoing (ever had a boss like this?). One day I had obtained an especially good result for a demanding client in a challenging case.  I was exuberant as I bounded into my boss's doorway and blurted out "Did you hear how the judge ruled on our Rule 11 motions? Granted! We got them!"  I fully expected my boss to jump out of their chair and hug me, or at least shake my hand and offer to call the client and give me credit for the victory. Instead I got a cold emotionless … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Hostile Work Environment & Workplace Harassment, Signs You're Abused at Work Tagged With: Appraisals, Bad Boss, fired, Layoffs, terminations
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10 Signs You Are Bullied and Abused at Work

May 14, 2008 By 7 Comments
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Are You Bullied At Your Workplace? Did you know that experts estimate more than one in three U.S. workers have been mistreated severely enough at work that their health has been damaged? That’s 54 million people! This is according to a 2007 Zogby International survey. Many employees privately complain that their company won’t stop bullying bosses or retrain them to treat employees with respect. It may be easier to ignore the problem of abusive supervisors, but in the end the company will lose money from its passive approach to this workplace problem. Companies that do not address the problem of workplace bullies do pay a price. Such companies suffer higher employee turnover, higher absenteeism, and more frequent workers compensation claims. Furthermore, a severe bully boss will … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Signs You're Abused at Work Tagged With: Bully Boss, Hostile Work Place, Signs You're Abused