Friday, July 9, 2010
Know Your Rights
Retaliation
All of the laws we enforce make it illegal to fire, demote, harass, or otherwise “retaliate” against people (applicants or employees) because they filed a charge of discrimination, because they complained to their employer or other covered entity about discrimination on the job, or because they participated in an employment discrimination proceeding (such as an investigation or lawsuit).
For example, it is illegal for an employer to refuse to promote an employee because she filed a charge of discrimination with the EEOC, even if EEOC later determined no discrimination occurred.
Retaliation & Work Situations
The law forbids retaliation when it comes to any aspect of employment, including hiring, firing, pay, job assignments, promotions, layoff, training, fringe benefits, and any other term or condition of employment.
http://www.eeoc.gov/laws/types/retaliation.cfm
Thursday, July 8, 2010
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
I watched several movies this weekend.
It was a long holiday weekend. I have no family to spend the holiday with and the libraries are closed, so I watched several movies on DVD including Q&A, Disgrace, The Road, The Bicycle Thief and The White Ribbon. I also re-watched The Shawshank Redemption and Tombstone. Who says loneliness can't be fun?
Out of the new movies I watched this weekend, The White Ribbon was my favorite. Michael Haneke is the new master of suspense. Even better than Hitchcock. I'm not kidding.
Sidney Lumet's Q&A was gritty and compelling at first, but it dragged in the middle. Disgrace, with John Malkovich in South Africa, was my second favorite. It is a very important film. I was sadly disappointed by The Road. It was a formulaic tearjerker. Great performances by Viggo Mortensen, Robert Duvall and even Guy Pearce. The story was fine, but there was just something not quite right about the finished project. It saddens me because I had been anticipating a much better film.
The Bicycle Thief is a classic, as always. I'm glad I saw it. I just wish I didn't pop it in at 2 in the morning. I fell asleep halfway through. I wish I could have experienced the entire thing all at once.
As a bonus, I also read another hundred pages or so in War & Peace. I'm not even halfway to the end of Tolstoy's classic, but I am pleased to be able to get through it.
Hope everyone else had a good 4th of July weekend.
Out of the new movies I watched this weekend, The White Ribbon was my favorite. Michael Haneke is the new master of suspense. Even better than Hitchcock. I'm not kidding.
Sidney Lumet's Q&A was gritty and compelling at first, but it dragged in the middle. Disgrace, with John Malkovich in South Africa, was my second favorite. It is a very important film. I was sadly disappointed by The Road. It was a formulaic tearjerker. Great performances by Viggo Mortensen, Robert Duvall and even Guy Pearce. The story was fine, but there was just something not quite right about the finished project. It saddens me because I had been anticipating a much better film.
The Bicycle Thief is a classic, as always. I'm glad I saw it. I just wish I didn't pop it in at 2 in the morning. I fell asleep halfway through. I wish I could have experienced the entire thing all at once.
As a bonus, I also read another hundred pages or so in War & Peace. I'm not even halfway to the end of Tolstoy's classic, but I am pleased to be able to get through it.
Hope everyone else had a good 4th of July weekend.
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