Back in September, 2013, I blogged here about a NY jury finding that a black plaintiff called the n-word — by her black boss — had been subjected to race discrimination. Actually, her boss called her the n-word eight times! “Well, ladies and gentlemen of the jury, that’s 103 fewer…
Yeah, I know. Shocker, right? A prison guard for the Arkansas Department of Corrections drove 27 work-release inmates in a van to a parking lot next to a fried chicken joint. Rather than hit the drive thru, the prison guard left the 27 criminals in the van and went inside…
It’s a story that first made news over the weekend and is quickly picking up steam, ironically, because of social media. A customer at a Tennessee Red Lobster restaurant allegedly left a racist message on a receipt. An African American waitress subsequently posted the receipt to Facebook with the message: “This…
A black employee who claimed that her boss, also black, called her the n-word eight times, had her day in court recently, as she put her race discrimination claims to a federal jury. The defense argued that the use of the n-word here was culturally acceptable because both the “victim”…
On Friday, a federal court in Georgia dismissed all of the remaining discrimination counts against Paula Deen and her brother, Bubba, after the parties reported to the court that the two sides had settled. The settlement terms are undisclosed. In a statement emailed to The Associated Press, Ms. Deen’s…
Somewhere, I picture the folks at Merriam Webster franticly revising the definition of “Pyrrhic” to cross-reference a stick of butter Paula Deen. Yesterday at The Employer Handbook, I discussed the EEOC losing a major battle in its war against background checks. Today, it’s all about winning the battle, but losing…
Late last year, in this post, I highlighted the six issues that the United States Equal Employment Commission prioritized in its Strategic Enforcement Plan. Numero uno is eliminating barriers in recruitment and hiring. Even before it released its Strategic Enforcement Plan, earlier in 2012, the EEOC telegraphed that it would…
Then I suggest “ghetto.” Consider this your performance review ProTip for Tuesday, courtesy of this recent decision from a Texas federal court, in which an employer’s summary judgment motion was denied, and a Mexican-American plaintiff’s race and national origin discrimination claims will proceed to trial. The smoking gun, it seems,…
This week, I am on vacation. The Supreme Court didn’t get my memo. Fine. But, I’m not putting down my beer to write this post. So, you get a one-handed rundown of the two employment-law decisions the court issued yesterday. Pardon my typos after the jump… * * * A…
DISCLAIMER: Since I’m getting the fodder for my post from RadarOnline (via the National Enquirer), consider the sources, and remember that what you are about to read are allegations. Plus, Ms. Deen’s team subsequently told Entertainment Tonight that Ms. Deen does not condone or find the use of racial epithets…