Perspective
Jun. 23, 2011
What Happens When Coworkers Simply Cannot Get Along?
Handle bickering coworkers with care and avoid liability as an employer. By Frances Rogers of Liebert Cassidy Whitmore
Does it ever feel like managing the workplace can be like keeping the peace between children fighting in the back seat of the family car? This was the feeling in a recent out-of-state 7th U.S. District Court of Appeals case where the court held that an employer was not liable for the alleged hostile work environment created amongst bickering co-workers or for retaliation because the employer promptly investigated each and every complaint and res...
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