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Employer sued for using polygraph results


March 9, 2009 by Shane Borer
Posted in: Discrimination, Fighting off fraud, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest news & views

An employee who was fired after taking a lie detector test can sue his former employer — even though the results of the exam weren’t the main reason for his termination.

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Peek-a-boo on lewd act leads to termination


February 25, 2009 by Shane Borer
Posted in: Discrimination, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest news & views, Whistleblowers

What happens behind closed doors should stay behind closed doors.

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‘You’re too fat to work here’


February 5, 2009 by Shane Borer
Posted in: Discrimination, In this week's e-newsletter, Insurance, Latest news & views

After nine employees were given time to trim down but failed to do so, they were terminated from their positions. Are they victims of weight discrimination?

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Drunk at work? It’s OK here


January 30, 2009 by Shane Borer
Posted in: "Seemed like a good idea at the time", Discrimination, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest news & views

One top court has ruled that as long as inebriated employees aren’t a risk to co-workers or customers, they can’t be fired.

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Man files ADA lawsuit — for the 400th time


January 22, 2009 by Shane Borer
Posted in: Discrimination, In this week's e-newsletter, Insurance, Latest news & views, Whistleblowers

It’s hard to tell whether this man’s legitimately concerned about access for people with disabilities, or if he’s going for a Guinness World Record in successful lawsuits.

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Woman revealed all, her resume didn’t: Should she be denied position?


January 22, 2009 by Shane Borer
Posted in: Contract disputes, Discrimination, Special report

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Resumes are supposed to reveal a lot about a candidate, but this employee claims she was fired for not mentioning she worked at a restaurant featuring skimpy uniforms.

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Employee has a naughty past: Should you fire her?


December 18, 2008 by Shane Borer
Posted in: "Would you want this person in Finance?", Discrimination, Special report

If you found out one of your employees or co-workers had a former career in adult-oriented cinema, would you expect her to be terminated?

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Worker killed in hate-crime, still denied comp


December 11, 2008 by Shane Borer
Posted in: Discrimination, Insurance, Special report, Worker's comp

After an employee was murdered on the job, an insurance firm is denying workers’ comp because the killing was supposedly race-related, but not work-related.

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Council bans employees from using Latin


December 8, 2008 by Shane Borer
Posted in: "Seemed like a good idea at the time", Discrimination, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest news & views

We’ve all been guilty of work-speak now and then, but this council is actually requiring employees to use much wordier alternatives when speaking to the public.

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Official gets special treament on cell phone violation


November 7, 2008 by Shane Borer
Posted in: Discrimination, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest news & views, Whistleblowers

Fewer people driving while talking on cell phones is a good thing. You’d think an official responsible for outlawing it would’ve known that.

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