Tag: cursing

Store needn’t accommodate F-bomb in aisle 7

By Illinois Employment Law Letter Jan 18, 2015 Diversity & Inclusion

Updated: Jan 7, 2018

by Kelly Smith-Haley Most employers know they have to make reasonable accommodations for an otherwise qualified employee with a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). But you may not know that the task of determining what qualifies as a reasonable accommodation doesn’t fall solely on you. A recent court decision reminds employers and […]

Cursing, fighting, and screaming could be protected under the NLRA

By Tammy Binford Oct 3, 2014 HR Hero Line

Updated: Jan 7, 2018

Too bad workplaces don’t come with the technology that allows employers to replace curse words with the bleeps so often heard during profanity-laced tirades on television. Then, maybe, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) wouldn’t be called on to settle disputes such as one that occurred after a bikini contest at a Hooters restaurant in […]