Perspective
Aug. 11, 2010
Watch What You Say: Discriminatory Comments in the Workplace
Careful, anything said in the workplace can and will be used against you. The state Supreme Court makes it harder for plaintiffs to win summary judgment in discrimination cases, by Lonny Zilberman of Wilson Turner Kosmo.
My parents always taught me that words matter. My mom often told me that once out of your mouth, it is difficult to take words back, so you better be careful of what you say (kind of like trying to un-ring a bell). That is a lesson I have attempted to teach my own children. Based on the state Supreme Court's holding in Reid v. Google, it looks like Brian Reid will get his day in court because he was called names like "ol...
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