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UPS Wrongly fired Driver for Union Activities but stays fired due to Facebook postings
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<blockquote data-quote="Mugarolla" data-source="post: 2504443" data-attributes="member: 8481"><p>That too. </p><p></p><p>But yes, he is correct. Federal, State and Local law supercedes any contract and any contract cannot supercede any Federal, State or Local laws.</p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 22px"><strong>Harassment</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 22px"></span></p><p><em>Harassment is a form of employment discrimination that violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, (ADEA), and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, (ADA).</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>Harassment is unwelcome conduct that is based on race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age (40 or older), disability or genetic information. Harassment becomes unlawful where 1) enduring the offensive conduct becomes a condition of continued employment, or 2) the conduct is severe or pervasive enough to create a work environment that a reasonable person would consider intimidating, hostile, or abusive. Anti-discrimination laws also prohibit harassment against individuals in retaliation for filing a discrimination charge, testifying, or participating in any way in an investigation, proceeding, or lawsuit under these laws; or opposing employment practices that they reasonably believe discriminate against individuals, in violation of these laws.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>Petty slights, annoyances, and isolated incidents (unless extremely serious) will not rise to the level of illegality. To be unlawful, the conduct must create a work environment that would be intimidating, hostile, or offensive to reasonable people.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>Offensive conduct may include, but is not limited to, offensive jokes, slurs, epithets or name calling, physical assaults or threats, intimidation, ridicule or mockery, insults or put-downs, offensive objects or pictures, and interference with work performance. Harassment can occur in a variety of circumstances, including, but not limited to, the following:</em></p><p><em></em></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><em>The harasser can be the victim's supervisor, a supervisor in another area, an agent of the employer, a co-worker, or a non-employee.</em></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><em>The victim does not have to be the person harassed, but can be anyone affected by the offensive conduct.</em></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><em>Unlawful harassment may occur without economic injury to, or discharge of, the victim.</em></li> </ul><p><em>Prevention is the best tool to eliminate harassment in the workplace. Employers are encouraged to take appropriate steps to prevent and correct unlawful harassment. They should clearly communicate to employees that unwelcome harassing conduct will not be tolerated. They can do this by establishing an effective complaint or grievance process, providing anti-harassment training to their managers and employees, and taking immediate and appropriate action when an employee complains. Employers should strive to create an environment in which employees feel free to raise concerns and are confident that those concerns will be addressed.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>Employees are encouraged to inform the harasser directly that the conduct is unwelcome and must stop. Employees should also report harassment to management at an early stage to prevent its escalation.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px"><strong><em>Employer Liability for Harassment</em></strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px"></span></p><p><em>The employer is automatically liable for harassment by a supervisor that results in a negative employment action such as termination, failure to promote or hire, and loss of wages. If the supervisor's harassment results in a hostile work environment, the employer can avoid liability only if it can prove that: 1) it reasonably tried to prevent and promptly correct the harassing behavior; and 2) the employee unreasonably failed to take advantage of any preventive or corrective opportunities provided by the employer.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>The employer will be liable for harassment by non-supervisory employees or non-employees over whom it has control (e.g., independent contractors or customers on the premises), if it knew, or should have known about the harassment and failed to take prompt and appropriate corrective action.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>When investigating allegations of harassment, the EEOC looks at the entire record: including the nature of the conduct, and the context in which the alleged incidents occurred. A determination of whether harassment is severe or pervasive enough to be illegal is made on a case-by-case basis.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>If you believe that the harassment you are experiencing or witnessing is of a specifically sexual nature, you may want to see EEOC's information on <a href="https://www.eeoc.gov/laws/types/sexual_harassment.cfm" target="_blank">sexual harassment</a>.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em><span style="font-size: 18px"><strong>Workplace Violence</strong></span></em></p><p><em><span style="font-size: 18px"></span></em></p><p><em><span style="font-size: 15px">Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) of 1970, employers are required to provide their employees with a place of employment that "is free from recognizable hazards that are causing or likely to cause death or serious harm to employees." The courts have interpreted OSHA's general duty clause to mean that an employer has a legal obligation to provide a workplace free of conditions or activities that either the employer or industry recognizes as hazardous and that cause, or are likely to cause, death or serious physical harm to employees when there is a feasible method to abate the hazard.</span></em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mugarolla, post: 2504443, member: 8481"] That too. But yes, he is correct. Federal, State and Local law supercedes any contract and any contract cannot supercede any Federal, State or Local laws. [SIZE=6][B]Harassment[/B] [B][/B][/SIZE] [I]Harassment is a form of employment discrimination that violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, (ADEA), and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, (ADA). Harassment is unwelcome conduct that is based on race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age (40 or older), disability or genetic information. Harassment becomes unlawful where 1) enduring the offensive conduct becomes a condition of continued employment, or 2) the conduct is severe or pervasive enough to create a work environment that a reasonable person would consider intimidating, hostile, or abusive. Anti-discrimination laws also prohibit harassment against individuals in retaliation for filing a discrimination charge, testifying, or participating in any way in an investigation, proceeding, or lawsuit under these laws; or opposing employment practices that they reasonably believe discriminate against individuals, in violation of these laws. Petty slights, annoyances, and isolated incidents (unless extremely serious) will not rise to the level of illegality. To be unlawful, the conduct must create a work environment that would be intimidating, hostile, or offensive to reasonable people. Offensive conduct may include, but is not limited to, offensive jokes, slurs, epithets or name calling, physical assaults or threats, intimidation, ridicule or mockery, insults or put-downs, offensive objects or pictures, and interference with work performance. Harassment can occur in a variety of circumstances, including, but not limited to, the following: [/I] [LIST] [*][I]The harasser can be the victim's supervisor, a supervisor in another area, an agent of the employer, a co-worker, or a non-employee.[/I] [*][I]The victim does not have to be the person harassed, but can be anyone affected by the offensive conduct.[/I] [*][I]Unlawful harassment may occur without economic injury to, or discharge of, the victim.[/I] [/LIST] [I]Prevention is the best tool to eliminate harassment in the workplace. Employers are encouraged to take appropriate steps to prevent and correct unlawful harassment. They should clearly communicate to employees that unwelcome harassing conduct will not be tolerated. They can do this by establishing an effective complaint or grievance process, providing anti-harassment training to their managers and employees, and taking immediate and appropriate action when an employee complains. Employers should strive to create an environment in which employees feel free to raise concerns and are confident that those concerns will be addressed. Employees are encouraged to inform the harasser directly that the conduct is unwelcome and must stop. Employees should also report harassment to management at an early stage to prevent its escalation. [/I] [SIZE=5][B][I]Employer Liability for Harassment[/I][/B] [B][I][/I][/B][/SIZE] [I]The employer is automatically liable for harassment by a supervisor that results in a negative employment action such as termination, failure to promote or hire, and loss of wages. If the supervisor's harassment results in a hostile work environment, the employer can avoid liability only if it can prove that: 1) it reasonably tried to prevent and promptly correct the harassing behavior; and 2) the employee unreasonably failed to take advantage of any preventive or corrective opportunities provided by the employer. The employer will be liable for harassment by non-supervisory employees or non-employees over whom it has control (e.g., independent contractors or customers on the premises), if it knew, or should have known about the harassment and failed to take prompt and appropriate corrective action. When investigating allegations of harassment, the EEOC looks at the entire record: including the nature of the conduct, and the context in which the alleged incidents occurred. A determination of whether harassment is severe or pervasive enough to be illegal is made on a case-by-case basis. If you believe that the harassment you are experiencing or witnessing is of a specifically sexual nature, you may want to see EEOC's information on [URL='https://www.eeoc.gov/laws/types/sexual_harassment.cfm']sexual harassment[/URL]. [SIZE=5][B]Workplace Violence[/B] [B][/B][/SIZE] [SIZE=4]Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) of 1970, employers are required to provide their employees with a place of employment that "is free from recognizable hazards that are causing or likely to cause death or serious harm to employees." The courts have interpreted OSHA's general duty clause to mean that an employer has a legal obligation to provide a workplace free of conditions or activities that either the employer or industry recognizes as hazardous and that cause, or are likely to cause, death or serious physical harm to employees when there is a feasible method to abate the hazard.[/SIZE][/I] [/QUOTE]
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