Hostile Work Environment

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S1E46 -- It's My Service Stallion! (repeat) Aug 24, 2020

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Kate and Marc are on a short hiatus this week! Instead, enjoy this classic Marc and Dennis episode about service animals, prosthetic genitalia, and work erections!

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S2E12 - Now I'm Watching WAP All the Time! Aug 11, 2020

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A news focused episode! We chat about more harassment at NBC (seriously, NBC?), an interesting method for anticipated disability claims by L'Oreal USA, and the University of Alabama has an interesting way of supporting their nursing staff who have kids... Then we wrap it all up with listener submission that brings us back to the corporate office culture of the 1980s <<shudder>>.

All this and more on this week's Hostile Work Environment Podcast.

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S2E11 - Fire Every Man in a Banana Hammock! Jul 27, 2020

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Social media and the workplace...Can't live with it. Can't live without it.

Is it cool to you Google your applicants to learn more about them pre-hire? Yes, but be careful.

Is it cool to shame female doctors who post bikini photos on social media? No, but you can still probably fire them if you're a jerk. #medbikini

Is it cool to fire someone who engaged in offensive or vulgar conduct while also advocating for workplace rights? Is it now...sorta.

All this and more on this week's Hostile Work Environment Podcast.

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S2E10 - Their Dirty Little Condoms All Over Their Fingers (SCOTUS religion cases) Jul 13, 2020

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Hey sup! So the Supreme Court dropped a whole lotta cases last week, including two cases around the intersection of religion and employment law.

We discuss those cases in depth. And we have...opinions.

The first is Our Lady of Guadalupe School v. Morrissey-Berru, which effective expands the "Ministerial Exception" and says that religious organizations can discriminate against any employee with a religious or "ministerial" role.

The second is Little Sisters of the Poor Saints Peter and Paul Home v. Pennsylvania, which says employers can opt out of providing birth control and contraception under health benefit plans based on religious or moral grounds.

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S2E9 - You Made Me Feel Something for NASCAR? Jun 29, 2020

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We welcome special guest Jackye Clayton to talk about the newly progressive NASCAR. (I can't believe I'm saying that.)

And of course we talk tampons in frappucinos and bleachy milkshakes. We wrap it up with a discussion of how to update your training materials to incorporate current events.

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S2E8 - This is REALLY BIG! SCOTUS Expands Workplace Protections to Gay and Trans Employees! (Bostock v. Clayton County, Georgia) Jun 15, 2020

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This is it -- As of THIS MORNING, employment protections based on sexual orientation and sexual identity are NOW THE LAW OF THE LAND! Undoubtedly one of the biggest employment cases of our careers, this is cause to celebrate!

We discuss the case and the justices and place it all within its historical context.

Then we answer your questions!

Woot woot!

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S2E7 - Marc and Kate Are Not Pregnant Jun 15, 2020

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In these complex times we throw our normal formula out the window, and focus on issues that matter today. To that end, in this episode we address race discrimination at ABC News (is this the start of a #MeToo movement based on race???), and we discuss how police unions present a real impediment to changing policing and holding officers accountable.

Then we discuss the advantages and disadvantages of gaslighting your business partner, and the real problems that occur when you let your thong show on the factory floor.

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Disclaimer: Nothing in this podcast constitutes legal advice. Ever!

S2E6 - The World is Crumbling All Around Us Jun 01, 2020

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It's a hard time, people. Even stuck at home, the insult that is 2020 continues around us, and we can't ignore it just because we're an employment law podcast. This week we discuss various disturbing events that have occurred during the last 10 days, and at least try to pretend we're still an employment law podcast by analyzing the employment ramifications.

Topics include:

Central Park Cooper-Gate
George Floyd
The Pennsylvania legislature
Indeed
Advent Capital Hedge Fund "Marry Fuck Kill List"
didtheyhelp.com

Stay safe. Stay positive.

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Disclaimer: Nothing in this podcast constitutes legal advice. Ever!

S2E5 - Let Me Smell That Contract! May 18, 2020

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We talk about Vince McMahon's firing of XFL CEO Oliver Luck right before the league crashed and burned. Then we address some listener questions, including mental illness at the workplace, marijuana use and more! Lastly, a listener story about handling cultural misunderstandings.

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Disclaimer: Nothing in this podcast constitutes legal advice. Ever!

S2E4 The Poop Rails Come Off May 07, 2020

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Marc makes one solitary comment about not being super into poop humor, so of course now we have a whole episode about poop, flatulence, and IBS at work. We hope you're happy, Kate.

In all fairness, poop aside, we have a great conversation about difficult HR conversations and the evolution (and future evolution?) of accommodations and working from home.

Then we tie it all up with a great 90s era listener story about sports and [CENSORED] body parts.

E-mail us your stories, questions, concerns and/or discussion items to hwepodcast@gmail.com.

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Find us on twitter: Marc: @saladpants Kate: @K8Bisch

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Disclaimer: Nothing in this podcast constitutes legal advice. Ever!