Language Conflicts at Work

Three employees work together and two speak Spanish together. The third...

Tags: language barriers, english only rule, english only, english, diversity, discrimination

No Haggling

In response to a customer than won't pay, a manager tells...

Tags: dave, stereotypes, diversity, discrimination, differences, religion

Age Bias in Hiring

A hiring manager has a bias against an older worker and...

Tags: kelly, older worker, old, bias in hiring, hiring, discrimination

Family Values

Three employees are chatting about dating and one employee starts complaining...

Tags: sexual orientation, sex, sexual preference, discrimination, diversity, gender

Off Duty Conduct

Here, we see an example of employees having drinks after work...

Tags: after hours, off-duty conduct, off-duty, harassment, bar, happy hour

Space Invasion

Co-workers have a conversation and one co-worker requires more personal space...

Tags: harassment, discrimination, differences, culture, cultural differences, 2008

Rally for Immigrants' Rights

An employee asks his co-worker if she's going to the rally...

Tags: race, discrimination, eeo, bias, diversity, immigration

The Look

An employee's manager tells her he likes her outfit and that...

Tags: google , types of harassment, types, hostile work environment, preventing harassment, harassment

Lauren's Performance Review

A manager offers to conduct his employee's performance review over dinner....

Tags: google , romantic exchange, quid pro quo, preventing harassment, harassment, types of harassment

Fed Up

Employees continue to tease their co-worker about his Asian ethnicity and...

Tags: harassment, preventing harassment, hostile work environment, severe and pervasive, google

Workplace Romance

Manager has workplace romance with employee and employee seems to benefit...

Tags: workplace romance, harassment

The Client

A manager asks his subordinate employee to have lunch with their...

Tags: harassment, definition, parties, clients, vendors

Flagging a Problem

Reporting a concern can sometimes take courage - but it is...

Tags: ostracism, retaliation, discrimination, harassment, complaint, hr

The Ride Home

A manager abuses her authority and repeatedly asks her subordinate employee...

Tags: parties, harassment, google

What Should Doug Do?

An employee confides to her manager that another co-worker feels uncomfortable...

Tags: google , harassment, manager, responsibility, liability, supervisor