Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 26, 2011

I am not a lawyer and this is not considered legal advice in any way, but we recently had a lawyer come to speak to us about workplace harassment and bullying and it really cleared up a few things for me.

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DECEMBER 7, 2023

They found that unreliable work can result in a sudden loss of hours and earnings, and an inability to access legal advice for unfair or potentially unlawful employment practices. The research identifies significant barriers to zero hours contract workers asserting their rights to challenge unfair or illegal employment practices.

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Workplace Insight

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

The Respondent’s policy was that post-pandemic, the Claimant was expected to work in the office 40 percent of the time and could work the other 60 percent remotely. The Claimant brought a claim in the Employment Tribunal against the Respondent.

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OCTOBER 13, 2024

It has also been argued by top officials that the platform has knowingly profited from allowing minors to access its services through “deficient policies and practices,” which plaintiffs claim constitutes a violation of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). In the United States, users must be 13 years or older to use TikTok.

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BMT Office Administration

OCTOBER 25, 2024

In March 2023, the driver filed an amended charge with the PHRC, asserting Uber’s background-check policy had a disparate impact on Black and Hispanic men. You can’t, for example, invoke arbitration only after you determine your legal defenses won’t convince a jury. In January 2023, the PHRC reopened the case.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 10, 2017

We have an established anti-harassment law with teeth in it, specific policies and guidelines in place, along with ongoing awareness training and, most importantly, swift consequences for poor behavior. Some behaviors can be argued as legally actionable and some cannot. Then, you may quickly go down the rabbit hole of legal action.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2025

For instance, managers and supervisors are often considered to be legally aligned with the company rather than the employees, meaning they cannot join a union. Though the FLRA does not apply to postal workers, the United States Postal Service has its own guidance around labor relations, which you can find accessible on their website.

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Allwork

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

America First Legal, founded by U.S. President Donald Trump’s deputy chief of staff for policy Stephen Miller, sent Disney’s board of directors a letter asserting that Disney’s efforts to boost diversity and inclusion had harmed the company’s stock.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Ames said she had a gay supervisor in 2019 when she was passed over for a promotion in favor of a gay woman and demoted in favor of a gay man both of whom, she asserted, were less qualified than her. Ames, 60, has argued that she was discriminated against because she is heterosexual in violation of a landmark federal anti-discrimination law.

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