Some good lessons here.
I assume our readers all know what a “constructive discharge” is, but just in case you don’t, it’s when an employer deliberately makes the employee’s life at work so miserable that the employee feels...more
8/15/2025
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This is a G-rated post. PG at worst.
Toronto-area shop teacher Kayla Lemieux -- you know, the one with the famous Z-cup breasts -- has been placed on a leave of absence now that the New York Post has reported that she is...more
3/3/2023
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Only in America.
Oh, wait. This is Canada. (For once.) -
Christine Schell, a former employee of the Osoyoos Golf Club in Osoyoos, British Columbia (a lovely spot just north of the Washington State border), was allegedly...more
Afraid that your dress code will cause your employees to up and quit? Gentle Reader, you've come to the right place.
Dear Miss Mannerly:-
I am an HR Manager for a major metropolitan employer....more
We officially entered the season of summer this week. What are the most common ways employers can get burned? I can think of four right off the bat.
Sexist air conditioning. It seems like a long time since we’ve read...more
British Columbia has recently amended its health and safety law to prohibit employers from requiring employees to wear high heels to work.
Maybe this isn’t too big a deal in an office environment, but there are some...more
Last week, I reported that summary judgment was granted against the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in its transgender discrimination lawsuit against R.G. and G.R. Harris Funeral Homes, linked to the decision (but...more
No more pencils, no more books, no more teacher’s dirty looks . . . except for one little quiz on employment law issues that come up during the summer.
Don’t worry about your score – I’m told that Teacher already has her...more