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Archive for October, 2009

Acting Koi

October 30, 2009 at 2:48 am by: Chris Butler

Litigation Value: As to Dunder Mifflin, $500,000 (for potential hostile work environment, race discrimination/harassment, and/or intentional/negligent infliction of emotional distress damages); as to Andy, $25,000 (for potential assault, battery, humiliation, and emotional distress damages); as to Michael, $300 (value of decapitated koi).

Posted in Andy Bernard, Darryl Philbin, Discrimination, Dress Codes, Harassment, Hostile Work Environment, Jim Halpert, Management, Michael Scott, Office Romance, Pam Beesly, Race Discrimination, Racial harassment, Supervisor issues by: Chris Butler
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He’s a Mother Lover

October 22, 2009 at 11:14 pm by: Matt Scott

Litigation Value: de minimus damage award (after spending $50,000 to “successfully” defend the lawsuit)

Posted in Disability Discrimination, Dwight Schrute, Jim Halpert, Pam Beesly, Sexual/Gender Harassment by: Matt Scott
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Growing Up Grotti

October 16, 2009 at 9:07 am by: Kristin Starnes Gray

Litigation Value: Oscar’s damages–climbing; diversity and harassment training from a trained professional–$2,000; backing off the mafia–priceless.

Posted in Andy Bernard, Discrimination, Diversity, Dwight Schrute, Harassment, Hostile Work Environment, Kevin Malone, Michael Scott, National Origin Discrimination, Oscar Martinez, Sexual Orientation Discrimination, Sexual/Gender Harassment by: Kristin Starnes Gray
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Getting a Little (Maid of the) Misty

October 8, 2009 at 11:03 pm by: Doug Hall

Litigation Value: $0 for Dunder-Mifflin (consider the bullets dodged for now), but I’d love to be the plaintiffs’ lawyer representing those poor souls who got ice from the machine in which Kevin stuck his formerly Kleenex-boxed feet

Posted in Andy Bernard, Angela Martin, Dwight Schrute, Jim Halpert, Kevin Malone, Michael Scott, Office Party, Pam Beesly, Supervisor issues, Workers' Compensation, Workplace Policies by: Doug Hall
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Might Doesn’t Make Right, Dwight

October 1, 2009 at 11:34 pm by: Brian Kurtz

This week’s episode — “The Promotion” — had nothing to do with advancement in the workplace. In fact, the only thing it promoted was how to get fired. When the episode ended, I identified five Scranton employees whom David Wallace should discharge if he wants to minimize potential liability:

Posted in Dwight Schrute, Firing, Jim Halpert, Management, Michael Scott, Pam Beesly, Recruiting and Retention, Ryan Howard, Safety, Sexual/Gender Harassment, Workplace violence by: Brian Kurtz
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