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Perspective

Oct. 12, 2010

Naughty Managers, How Bad Can It Get?

Having a manager who ignores company practices will not necessarily sink the entire ship. By Frances Rogers of Liebert Cassidy Whitmore.

By Frances Rogers

A rogue manager who exceeded his authority and another who implied disapproval of an applicant based on her race was not enough for the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) to survive summary judgment against a company based on the rare "direct evidence" theory of racial discrimination.

In Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Con-Way Freight Inc. Case No. 09-2926 (8th Cir. Sept. 22, 2010), ...

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