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The last Trump presidency ushered in a new era of hate. Experts are expecting more of the same now that he has been re-elected. The southern poverty law center is tracking hate crimes (as it has for decades). If you have been targeted please report it to your local officials and also to the Southern Poverty Law Center.   https://www.splcenter.org/send-us-a-tip Stay strong and be careful out there.

  Verizon Maryland to Pay $115,000 in EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit Settles F ederal Suit  Alleging  Telecom Giant Refused  A ccommodation  to Manager With Hypertension BALTIMORE  – Verizon Maryland, LLC, will pay $115,000 and furnish significant remedial relief to settle a federal disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, a management employee who suffered from hypertension asked his manager for a change to a field position or to an alternate management position to accommodate his disability. There was an opening for a field position which the employee previously held, but Verizon did not allow him to compete for that position, telling him he would have to resign and reapply for the position in six months. The company offered no other accommodation, was not offered opportunities to compete for other vacant management positions, and t...

One of my favorite cases from this year has just been resolved. You might wonder why it stands out to me. Unlike many of my other cases, which often involve unpleasant individuals committing terrible acts while their colleagues cover for them, this situation was different.  In this case, there was prerequisite creepy professional, I know it’s a theme. However,  in this case after some prodding the organization actually did the right thing. They protected my client, put her in a position where she could do her job without having a complete nervous breakdown.  Then with a little more prodding they took actions to terminate the pervy professional and negotiated a settlement with my client. And though it was not the kind of award she could have gotten had the organization done the wrong thing and this case had gone all the way to a jury verdict, it was a fair amount that she was satisfied with, and she got to keep the job she loves. That is a win. MORE ORGANIZATIONS SHOULD DO...