HR Manager's Legal Alert for Supervisors’ Post

It’s never a good idea to refer to a foreign-born member of your staff as “different” ❌. What happened: A crew member born in Egypt was chastised for sending an unprofessional email. During a meeting to discuss the email, his manager said the man was “different” and that he needed to adapt to the culture of the U.S. The Egyptian employee was fired later that same day. 🌍 Legal challenge: The worker sued for national-origin bias. 📧 Company’s response: His email was unprofessional. 🌎 Ruling: The company lost. The court said the statements that the employee was different and that he needed to adapt to U.S. culture revealed bias. 🌐 Cite: Abdelhamid v. Lane Construction, U.S. District Court, D.C., No. 23-2472, 8/12/24.   🖥 From the August 23, 2024, issue of HR Managers Legal Alert for Supervisors. You can visit https://lnkd.in/e_7AKbgE & get the next four issues of our newsletter at no cost to your employer + no requirement to cancel. #email #egypt #national #origin #bias #statement #statements #employee #employees #culture #unprofessional #professional #court #different #firing #termination #hr #hrmanager #hrmanagers #humanresource #humanresources #humanresourcemanager #humanresourdirector #hrdirector #hrdirectors #supervisors #supervisor #education #knowledge #litigation #prevention

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