Showing posts with label Worst Employer 2019. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Worst Employer 2019. Show all posts

Monday, February 4, 2019

The 5th nominee for the “worst employer of 2019” is … the fishy fishery


Atlantic Capes Fisheries agreed to pay $675,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by the EEOC alleging sexual harassment and retaliation.

The allegations that lead to the settlement, and this nomination as the worst employer of 2019?

Tuesday, January 22, 2019

The 4th nominee for the “worst employer of 2019” is … the flagrant farmer


I'll let the EEOC do the heavy lifting on today's nominee for the Worst Employer of 2019 (the 4th thus far):

A federal jury rendered a verdict … awarding $850,000 in compensatory and punitive damages to a female farmworker at Favorite Farms in Dover, Fla., who was raped by her supervisor and reported it to police and management that same day.…

Thursday, January 10, 2019

The 3rd nominee for the “worst employer of 2019” is … the barbarous boss


2019 is officially the year that my Worst Employer contest went international.

How do you motivate your employees to hit their sales goals? If you're the Runfa Hair Salon in Wuxi, China, you abuse the hell out of 'em.

Wednesday, January 2, 2019

The 2nd nominee for the “worst employer of 2019” is … the little rascal racist


Welcome to 2019. New year, same old employers earning themselves nominations for my annual race to the bottom.

Darryl Robinson, the only African-American employee in his Marriott Vacations Worldwide office, claims he was subjected to repeated racial harassment during his 11 months of employment.

Tuesday, December 11, 2018

The 1st nominee for the “worst employer of 2019” is … the philandering pharmacist


While I continue to tally votes to name the Worst Employer of 2018, I have an employer too awful not to kick off the nominees for 2019.

Meet Joyce Fogleman, the president, pharmacist, and sole owner of J&S Professional Pharmacy, who is, along with her pharmacy, the defendant in Blades v. J&S Professional Pharmacy.

With tongue planted firmly in cheek, Judge J. Philip Gilbert of The United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois describes the employer as "your typical pharmacy."