Wednesday, May 10, 2017
The 9th nominee for the “worst employer of 2017” is … the harassment ignorer
I was going to blog this morning about President Trump’s firing of FBI Director James Comey, and how, if you’re a CEO, and your company is investigating you for some misconduct (or even worse, potential illegal activity) related to your job, it’s bigly not good to fire the person leading the investigation, no matter the excuse you trump up.
Instead, however, today’s nominees are Target Corporation and MarketSource, (which operates mobile-phone kiosks in Target stores). Why do they make my list? Take a look at Abdel-Ghani v. Target Corp. (8th Cir. 5/5/17) [pdf].
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Thursday, March 23, 2017
The 8th nominee for the “worst employer of 2017” is … the cancerous boss
“Jon, you write a management-side blog. Why are you running a contest to find the worst employer of 2017?”
Because of employers like this one (via Courthouse News):
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Monday, March 13, 2017
The 7th nominee for the “worst employer of 2017” is … the “trump”ed up termination
Last Friday, Attorney General Jeff Sessions asked for the resignation of 46 U.S. attorneys. Those that refused have been fired.
The fact that the current administration is cleaning its Justice Department house by turning over personnel appointed by the prior administration is not notable. Washington bureaucracy is run by the party-in-charge, and right now that means that President Trump is calling the shots on whom he employs and doesn’t employ. For example, Attorney General Janet Reno took similar steps in the early days of President Clinton’s administration.
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Thursday, March 9, 2017
The 6th nominee for the “worst employer of 2017” is … the double-booked recordkeeper
Yesterday’s nominee for the Worst Employer of 2017 may not end up as the last employer standing when I tally the votes at year’s end (at least according to some of the comments and tweets I received). Today’s nominee, however, should receive more universal support (or disgust, as the case may be).
How many sets of time and pay records should you keep on your employees? For your sake, I hope your answer is not any number greater than “one”.
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Wednesday, March 8, 2017
The 5th nominee for the “worst employer of 2017” is … the no-pets-for-vets policy
So far, so bad. But it gets worse. From the EEOC:
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Wednesday, February 15, 2017
The 4th nominee for the “worst employer of 2017” is … the callous non-accommodator
Originally from Ukraine, Michael was born without arms as a result of birth defects resulting from the Chernobyl nuclear disaster. He rides a modified bike designed specifically for him and his disability. He is extraordinarily inspirational.
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Monday, February 6, 2017
The 3rd nominee for the “worst employer of 2017” is … the direct discriminator
Our next nominee for the Worst Employer of 2017 is the defendant in Mayes v. WinCo Holdings (9th Cir. 2/3/17) [pdf]—WinCo, a Bosie, Idaho, supermarket chain.
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Thursday, January 26, 2017
The 2nd nominee for the “worst employer of 2017” is … the recorded retaliator
Our next nominee for the Worst Employer of 2017 comes from my very own backyard—Cleveland Hopkins International Airport.
Here in Northeast Ohio take our snow removal very seriously, especially (we hope) at the airport, where an icy or snow-covered runway could cause disaster. In 2015, airfield manager Abdul Malik-Al complained to his bosses about his belief that the airport did not sufficiently support its winter-weather crews. Those comments led to the FAA levying a $200,000 fine against the airport.
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Thursday, January 12, 2017
… and an early contender for worst employer of the year
Drum roll…
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