Speech at work about anti-white-bias in context of the Trayvon matter = ‘hostile work environment’

The Washington Post's Volokh Conspiracy ^ | August 28, 2014 | Professor Eugene Volokh, UCLA School of Law

[2ndDivisionVet]

Here’s an excerpt from an administrative decision I just read, DeMay v. Richmond County Dep’t of Social Servs., 2014 WL 4206296 (N.C. Office of Admin. Hearings); it was filed July 2, 2014, but just posted on Westlaw on Wednesday. The petitioner was demoted because of a statement she made at a meeting, and the administrative decision upheld the demotion:

3. The [Department of Social Services’] Policy Concerning Unlawful Workplace Harassment provides in pertinent part:

The policy of [DSS] is that no employee may engage in conduct that falls under the definition of unlawful workplace harassment. All employees are guaranteed the right to work in an environment free from unlawful workplace harassment and retaliation. The [DSS] will thoroughly investigate all complaints made by employees and will take appropriate remedial or disciplinary action up to and including dismissal.

Definitions are:

1. Unlawful Workplace Harassment is unwelcome or unsolicited speech or conduct based upon race, sex, creed, religion, nation [sic] origin, age, color, or handicapping condition as defined by G.S. 168A-3 that creates a hostile work environment or circumstances involving quid pro quo.

2. Hostile Work Environment is one that both a reasonable person would find hostile or abusive and one that the particular person who is the object of the harassment perceives to be hostile or abusive. Hostile work environment is determined by looking at all of the circumstance [sic], including the frequency of the allegedly harassing conduct, its severity, whether it is physically threatening or humiliating, and whether it unreasonably interferes with an employee’s work performance....

[2ndDivisionVet]

Got that? No complaining allowed.

Full title: Speech at work complaining about alleged anti-white bias in the context of the Trayvon Martin matter = ‘hostile work environment’ harassment

Eugene Volokh teaches free speech law, religious freedom law, church-state relations law, a First Amendment Amicus Brief Clinic, and tort law, at UCLA School of Law, where he has also often taught copyright law, criminal law, and a seminar on firearms regulation policy.

[ClearCase_guy]

People need to turn the vocabulary against them. No more logical arguments — those don’t work.

“I’m offended by what you just said.”
“You are creating a hostile work environment and I don’t have to put up with it.”

Repeat these phrases about 1000 times. Do not deviate from this strategy: it has worked flawlessly for our enemies for about 50 years. There are no nuances, there are not additional steps. Just:

“I’m offended by what you just said.”
“You are creating a hostile work environment and I don’t have to put up with it.”

[piytar]

Yup!

[2ndDivisionVet]

If you believe that you have been discriminated against at work because of your race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age (40 or older), disability or genetic information, you can file a Charge of Discrimination. All of the laws enforced by EEOC, except for the Equal Pay Act, require you to file a Charge of Discrimination with us before you can file a job discrimination lawsuit against your employer. In addition, an individual, organization, or agency may file a charge on behalf of another person in order to protect the aggrieved person’s identity. There are time limits for filing a charge.

Filing A Charge of Discrimination
http://www.eeoc.gov/employees/charge.cfm

[TexasGator]

Back in the early 90’s we had to go to this ‘diversity’ class. She spent half the time talking about how evil Rush Limbaugh was.

[RedMDer]

Less than $7.6k to go!!

[Frank_2001]

“Back in the early 90’s we had to go to this ‘diversity’ class. She spent half the time talking about how evil Rush Limbaugh was.”

For people like her, “diversity” means Leninist, Stalinist, Trotskyite or Maoist. There’s diversity for ya! /s;)

[RicocheT]

I worked for a state government agency for 30 years and found the way to survive as follows.

Where you choose to be employed is your decision. If you go to work for a government entity, federal, state or local, you will be well advised to keep your opinions on religion, life styles, race, ethnic origins and politics to yourself. Don’t speak, make jokes or even nod assent about these topics. Choose friends among work associates as some feign agreement to what you may let slip, but are back stabbers. If you are white & male, supervisors (of all genders, race or lifestyles) are ready to toss you to the wolves as that’s how they make themselves look good.