Tag Archives: employment lawsuits

A potential wrongful termination lawsuit over…homophones?

Posted on August 1, 2014 by Naomi

This bit of crazy, mind-blowing, absurdist ignorance − which should, must, turn into a wrongful termination lawsuit −from Lowering the Bar: Well, Somebody Doesn’t Know What “Homophones” Are It’s either Clarke Woodger, who reportedly fired an employee for blogging about them, … Continue reading →

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Philip Galanes’s advice about sexual harassment in the workplace

Posted on July 14, 2014 by Naomi

I absolutely adore Philip Galanes, the New York Times’s tart, bracing, often hilariously funny “Social Q” columnist whose advice appears every Sunday in the Times Style section. I always lap him up. Yesterday, he answered a question from a young … Continue reading →

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Lawsuit v McDonald’s: racial slurs and sexual harassment

Posted on July 12, 2014 by Naomi

McDonald’s is being sued because two ex-employees of a Queens McDonald’s claim that their ex-boss, Michael Lauria, was a racist. AND a sexual harasser: Two former employees at a Queens McDonald’s say their boss used racial slurs and groped them: … Continue reading →

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