‘Toxic Workplaces’ Archives
Penthouse Club cocktail waitress sues boss for sexual harassment
Lourdes Garcia, a cocktail waitress who was fired from the Penthouse Executive Club in New York, filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against her former employer. Garcia claims that her female boss, Kelly Gerald-Hughes, made sexual advances on her, including commenting about the size of Garcia's breasts in front of customers and suggesting that [...]
Multiple sexual harassment lawsuits filed against Harrah’s Atlantic City Casino Hotel
At least 13 sexual harassment lawsuits have been filed against Harrah's Resort in Atlantic City. The company management has also been accused of trying to cover up the harassment and retaliating against employees who complained about the hostile work environment. The lawsuits accuse former supervisor Raymond Montgomery, who served as the [...]
Cafe boss and workers fined $335,000 over bullied waitress Brodie Panlock’s suicide
The cafe boss and three workers accused of relentlessly bullying 19-year-old waitress Brodie Panlock and driving her to commit suicide in 2006 were fined $335,000 by a court in Melbourne, Australia. Nicholas Smallwood, 26, Rhys MacAlpine, 28, and Gabriel Toomey, 23, all pleaded guilty to failing to take reasonable care for the health [...]
Nuclear waste processing company settles radioactive discrimination lawsuit
A company called the Studsvik Memphis Processing Facility has agreed to settle a shocking discrimination lawsuit brought against it by the EEOC. As part of the settlement, Studsvik will pay $650,000 to 23 black employees. The nuclear waste processing company had been accused of subjecting its black employees to higher levels of radiation than [...]
Coping with a toxic boss: “BASHIA THE BACK STABBER”
By Linnda Durre, Ph.D., Author of Surviving the Toxic Workplace – Protect Yourself Against Co-workers Bosses and Work Environments That Poison Your Day to be published by McGraw Hill, February 19, 2010 As a business and corporate consultant, I’ve analyzed and worked with many difficult bosses over the years. In order to cope and deal with [...]
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