Earlier this year, the Obama Administration was heavily criticized for its rush to judgment against Shirley Sherrod, the then-Secretary of Agriculture. After allegations of racist remarks at an NAACP meeting in Georgia, the Administration demanded her immediate resignation. Only problem — the video showing the alleged racist statements had been edited. If only the decisionmakers had paused, took
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EEOC Predicts Over 100,000 Charges in FY2011 – Best Practices to Mitigate Risk with Discrimination & Other Claims
By Jennifer L. Gokenbach on
Posted in Discrimination
I heard a statistic today that the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is expecting over 100,000 charges in FY2011 – the highest number ever in its history. Dealing with an increasing number of discrimination, wage & hour, and other employment-related claims is, unfortunately, the state of affairs in the workplace for some time to come. …
Chief People Officers: Worth Their Weight in Gold?
By Jennifer L. Gokenbach on
Posted in Human Resources
On September 17, 2010, jetBlue named Joanna Geraghty as its first Chief People Officer (CPO). There is some speculation that the timing of the Steven Slater incident may have helped fuel this decision. But still, jetBlue has taken the leap and appears to be at the forefront of companies appointing CPOs, which are anything but the norm.
Today, human resource…