By dconvertini (Nashville, Tennessee, USA) [CC BY-SA 2.0 ], via Wikimedia CommonsGreetings from Nashville, Tennessee. Every once in a while some of my high school friends and I motivate and plan a road trip to coincide with a Philadelphia Eagles road game. This year, we followed the Birds to Nashville…
Image Credit: Pixabay.com (https://pixabay.com/en/pole-vault-pole-vaulting-pole-vault-2644697/) There are two sides to this argument. Let’s explore them. “Overqualified” Is Just Another Word For Age Discrimination. I like reading the eponymous The Tim Sackett Project. Tim is a shining star in the HR community and someone with whom I enjoy catching up at HR events…
If my wide open collar and disco moves aren’t “gritty” enough for you, well, I can fix that. I can guarantee you this assuming that you recover from the hysterical blindness, I’m told it’s only temporary. We’ll have some fun at these October events. And I’ll teach you a thing or two…
Image Credit: Pixabay.com (https://pixabay.com/en/bookcase-law-firm-attorney-335850/) I don’t know how else to describe it. So, I’m going to quote from the EEOC’s press release, but I’ll conceal the name of the law firm. The law firm that paid $30,000 to settle with the EEOC: The [] Law Firm has agreed to pay $30,000 and…
By Derek Jensen (Tysto) – Own work, Public Domain, Link That sounds more “glass-half-full” than “Don’t be like the Dallas Mavericks: 11 ways to avoid a Sports Illustrated report chronicling twenty years of allegations of sexual harassment and mismanagement in your workplace.” Yeah, I’m comfortable with the title of today’s blog post.…
By sportslogos.net [Public domain], via Wikimedia CommonsHave you ever seen a sexual harassment investigative report? Maybe wondered what’s in it? (If that doesn’t interest you, click away and come back tomorrow. We’ll talk about recommendations to avoid harassment in your workplace.) However, if you’d like to learn more about what…
It’s been getting downright vile around here at The Employer Handbook, dontchathink? We started the week with a stalker. Later in the week, it was White Power. Maybe. And, yesterday, I detailed some of the worst allegations of discrimination of 2018. The EEOC described it as “an ugly mix of sexism, racism,…
By Missatikamekw [CC BY-SA 4.0 ], from Wikimedia CommonsI wouldn’t quite know how to describe the feeling if that were the moniker placed on my business. So, I’ll just go with the opposite of this. In stark contrast to the close call that was the behavior described in yesterday’s blog post,…
Image Credit: YouTube.com Last Friday afternoon, MSNBC aired a live report of the Coast Guard’s response efforts during Tropical Storm Florence. And, within minutes, Twitter exploded in a different kind of storm over a hand gesture. White Power? Or just okay? Let’s fast forward a few days. From Friday afternoon and…
Chris J. Nelson [CC BY 3.0 ], from Wikimedia CommonsThere are planned retirements. There are unexpected retirements. And, then — hold my drink — there’s Vontae Davis’s retirement. “Never heard of it. Never seen it.” Vontae Davis played ten seasons in the National Football League, most recently for the Buffalo Bills.…