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 This is how you get sued.  You buy an old motel, start making a lot of changes, such as: 1) telling Hispanic employees to pronounce their Hispanic names in an Anglo sort of way, 2) telling the Hispanic employees to speak English in your presence,  and 3) when they ask why, you tell them because…

 Employer Support of the Guard/Reserve (ESGR) sends out a DVD to help employers mange their Reserve/Guard employees.  Having served some 25 years in the Guard/Reserve, I am very familiar with ESGR.  They did well for a Guard colleague some ten years ago.  The colleague returned to his civilian job from a US Army school, but…

 According to a recent study, Spanish speaking plaintiffs received lower awards in civil cases.  Spanish speaking plaintiffs needing translators received lower awards.  Interest was initially sparked when a Dallas, Texas plaintiff lawyer noticed that his clients needing translators seemed to obtain lower verdicts from the jury.  This study apparently supports his initial suspicion. 

 Many employers completely prohibit relationships between management and subordinates.  The military has some complicated rules regulating relationships and it too prohibits relationships between those with very different ranks.  But, studies show, nevertheless, that relationships continue in the workplace.  The workplace remains a prime source of marriage partners.  But, the problems developing in the wake of…

 The new regulations for the Americans with Disabilities Act have been proposed.  The EEOC promulgates those regs and seeks public comment before making them final.  You can view the new regs at this website.  These regs are based on the ADA Amendments Act which was passed last year.  Among other changes, they list new…

 You’re a woman in a managerial position.  You might think you are more removed from sexual harassment issues than your blue collar counterpart.  No, says a recent study.  a University of Minnesota Sociologist finds that sexual harassment is 137% more common among female managers than among blue collar women.  Ms. McLaughlin concludes that because…