March 27, 2009 at 1:16 pm by: Troy Foster
Litigation Value: $100,000 * and possibly a permanent injunction
On the “Two Weeks” episode of The Office, Michael decided that since he was leaving Dunder Mifflin, he would start his own company, the Michael Scott Paper Company. This raises a lot of issues about what’s going to happen to the Scranton gang without their fearless [...]
Posted in Breach of Contract, Michael Scott, Pam Beesly, Troy Foster by: Troy Foster
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March 20, 2009 at 9:37 am by: Troy Foster
Litigation Value: $60,000
Michael, Michael, Michael. What went wrong? What happened to turn you into this new, bitter man? And why couldn’t you have quit before you cost the company thousands more in potential judgments?
Posted in Angela Martin, Charles Minor, Harassment, Hostile Work Environment, Kelly Kapoor, Kevin Malone, Management, Michael Scott, Oscar Martinez, Sexual Orientation Discrimination, Sexual/Gender Harassment, Supervisor issues, Troy Foster by: Troy Foster
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March 13, 2009 at 8:26 am by: Troy Foster
Litigation Value: $25,000 - $50,000
Michael was unusually evil in the Golden Ticket episode of The Office. Juries don’t like evil managers, so Dunder Mifflin is probably looking at another judgment, this time in the range of $25,000 - $50,000.
Posted in Dwight Schrute, Michael Scott, Supervisor issues, Troy Foster, Workplace Ethics by: Troy Foster
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March 6, 2009 at 10:04 am by: Troy Foster
Litigation value: $ 100,000
On the Blood Drive episode of The Office, Michael took things to the next level, or at least got creative in finding new ways to do something actionable, by stopping work and throwing a Valentine’s Day mixer. Sure, in the past Michael has said crude things, turned a blind eye to inappropriate [...]
Posted in Hostile Work Environment, Michael Scott, Office Party, Office Romance, Phyllis Lapin, Troy Foster by: Troy Foster
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