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Toxic boss at NY Paradou restaurant sends vile email to employees

From eBossWatch Blog
November 21, 2009 at 5:31 pm
Vadim Ponorovsky, the owner of the Manhattan-based Paradou restaurant is reported to have sent a disgusting, profanity-laced email to his employees berating them for not having ... (more)

Secretary’s testimony alleges former NY State Senator was an abusive boss

From eBossWatch Blog
November 20, 2009 at 7:54 am
During the ongoing corruption case of former New York Senator Joseph Bruno, his longtime secretary, Patricia Stackrow, testified that he was an abusive boss and that his behavior ... (more)

Teamsters head files sexual harassment lawsuit against union

From eBossWatch Blog
November 20, 2009 at 5:11 am
Helen Green, president and business agent of the Las Vegas Teamsters union office, filed a lawsuit against Teamsters Local 995, Teamsters Joint Council 42 and the International ... (more)

Ex-WCSX radio DJ files lawsuit for being sexually harassed by her co-host

From eBossWatch Blog
November 18, 2009 at 6:40 pm
Lynne Woodison Lyman, the former co-host of the “JJ and Lynne” morning show on WCSX-FM (94.7), filed a federal lawsuit against the radio station’s owners Tuesday, ... (more)

Black employees file discrimination lawsuit against Harbor UCLA Medical Center

From eBossWatch Blog
November 18, 2009 at 6:04 pm
Four African-American employees have filed an employment discrimination lawsuit against Harbor UCLA Medical Center.  The employees, Zena Branson, Laverne Geh, Vickie Moore and ... (more)

School bus company Berry Services sued for sexual harassment

From eBossWatch Blog
November 18, 2009 at 5:31 pm
In late September, the EEOC filed a lawsuit against New Orleans-based school bus provider Berry Services Inc. for retaliating against employees who complained about sexual harassment. The ... (more)

EEOC sues Boh Bros. for alleged sexually hostile work environment

From eBossWatch Blog
November 17, 2009 at 6:06 am
The EEOC has filed a lawsuit against Boh Bros. Construction Co. for allegedly subjecting a male employee to sexual harassment and a hostile work environment that consisted of repeated ... (more)

Mercedes dealership ex-employee alleges racial harassment

From eBossWatch Blog
November 16, 2009 at 1:12 pm
Garland Latta, 41, who is black, filed a lawsuit against Mercedes-Benz of Anaheim after he was subjected to workplace bullying on the part of his coworkers and managers.  Latta ... (more)

Boss donates kidney to save employee’s life

From eBossWatch Blog
November 16, 2009 at 12:09 pm
As employees at a liquor store in Lehigh Valley, PA noticed their coworker Rob Fenstermaker slowly dying of polycystic kidney disease, a hereditary and fatal condition, their discussions ... (more)

Why CEOs should strive for a jerk-free workplace

From eBossWatch Blog
November 15, 2009 at 3:27 pm
Kevin Kennemer, president of The People Group, wrote an excellent article for Tulsa World describing the devastating effects that workplace bullying usually has on the bully’s ... (more)

Former Editor sues New York Post for discrimination and harassment

From eBossWatch Blog
November 12, 2009 at 9:56 am
Sandra Guzman, an Emmy award winning journalist and former editor at the New York Post, filed a lawsuit against the newspaper for having created a racially hostile work environment ... (more)

Administaff and Conn-X sued by EEOC for anti-Semitic workplace bullying

From eBossWatch Blog
November 11, 2009 at 11:16 am
The EEOC filed a lawsuit against staffing company Administaff, Inc. and Conn-X, LLC, a cable service provider in Baltimore, for subjecting Jewish employees to religious discrimination ... (more)

Cheesecake Factory pays $345,000 to settle male-on-male sexual harassment lawsuit

From eBossWatch Blog
November 11, 2009 at 10:13 am
The EEOC announced that Cheesecake Factory Inc has agreed to pay $345,000 to six male employees who were allegedly sexually harassed by other male kitchen workers at the Cheesecake ... (more)

Toxic boss ‘brought prostitutes to business meetings’

From eBossWatch Blog
November 11, 2009 at 4:07 am
A former employee accused UK-based Nomos Capital owner, Mark Lowe, of sex discrimination and creating a hostile work environment by telling inappropriate, sexist jokes to employees ... (more)

Lost actor Henry Ian Cusick settles hostile work environment lawsuit

From eBossWatch Blog
November 10, 2009 at 5:40 am
Attorneys announced that the parties settled the hostile work environment lawsuit that was filed against Lost actor Henry Ian Cusic, ABC Entertainment, and production company Grass ... (more)

The best boss in Boston

From eBossWatch Blog
November 9, 2009 at 12:44 pm
A manager at EMC Corporation was selected by Boston.com readers from about a dozen finalists as “Boston’s Best Boss.”  Nancie Ruane, manager of the product data ... (more)

Confessions of a bad boss

From eBossWatch Blog
November 9, 2009 at 4:33 am
In his latest column, Scott Smith recalls a period during the 1980s in which he behaved like a workplace bully and was, as he describes himself, ”an arrogant, self-centered, ... (more)