Studies have shown some managers have a bias against those employees who are overweight. So you might think a former police sergeant could have a case against his former department when he says he was denied promotions because he was considered too fat. But there’s more to the story.

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Tags: harassment, lawsuit, overweight employees, promotion denied

An Iowa man says he was fired after confronting a co-worker who was smoking in a company break room, in violation of the state’s Smokefree Air Act.

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Tags: harassment, racial discrimination, ratting out, retaliation, smoking

Imagine this: You provide an employee with a computer for work purposes and have a policy against using it for personal means. The employee uses it to harass someone, and now you’re facing a lawsuit.

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Tags: computer, harassment, lawsuit, online

In today’s Blunder, a picture is worth a thousand words.

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Tags: food, harassment