‘bad boss’ Archives
San Bernardino County promotes alleged bully boss
Despite being the subject of at least six hostile work environment complaints, De Ana Thompson, San Bernardino County's Chief Deputy Recorder, was recently promoted to assistant recorder of the county's Auditor-Controller/Recorder/Treasurer/Tax Collector office. According to an April 2010 article in the San Bernardino County [...]
Sexual harassment complaints led to firing of Brunswick County Social Services Director
The Brunswick County Board of Social Services fired director Jamie Orrock on October 12 following an investigation into allegations that Orrock sexually harassed and retaliated against a number of female employees at his department. According to the State Port Pilot, the board came to the following conclusions about Orrock: • That he had [...]
Appeals court upholds firing of Defense Logistics Agency boss
A federal appeals court upheld the firing of Thyrman Smiley, a former Defense Department supervisor with the Defense Logistics Agency who was accused of subjecting female employees to a sexually hostile work environment. Smiley was fired in 2009 after an investigation "unearthed detailed recollections from the women in question recounting the [...]
Two former employees file lawsuit alleging hostile work environment at Buttross Group
Two former employees have filed a sex discrimination lawsuit against Austin, Texas-based real estate holding company Buttross Group II Inc. Karen Hoffman and Annette H. Frazier claim that company owner David Buttross "repeatedly and systematically verbally abused" female employees by "frequently calling them derogatory names and engaging in [...]
Trial begins in NY University Club sexual harassment case
The civil suit began yesterday in a sexual harassment case where six young waitresses at the University Club in New York City have accused their 71-year-old boss, banquet manager Mel Guzman, of groping them and asking them for sex in exchange for giving them better shifts that generated bigger tips. According to the New York [...]
Fired Ulster RRA executive director accused of sexual harassment and workplace bullying
The board of New York's Ulster County Resource Recovery Agency has fired director Michael Bemis after employee complaints of sexual harassment and a "toxic work environment." According to the Daily Freeman: RRA Operations Manager Charlie Whitaker told board members employee had been harassed repeatedly and that Bemis had "humiliated him day [...]
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