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My employer passed a rule that no male staff may work with female clients in group homes for the mentally disabled.
However, female staff may work with both male or female clients.
Additionally, if a male staff is around a female client, they must be monitored by a female staff member. Conversely, if female staff are around a male client, no male staff is required to monitor them.
To date, only one MALE client has been sexually molested and that was by a FEMALE staff!
The rule of the company is illogical and discriminatory. It affects the terms and conditions of employment for all male staff and creates disparate impact. There is apparently no justification for the rule except perhaps a "belief" that all male staff are potential sexual predators, molesters and abusers.
Conversely, one would have to assume the employer "believes" female staff are of impeccable character, paragons of virtue and beyond reproach i.e. not capable of such heinous acts. However, experience has shown that clearly to not be the case!
Considering the facts, wouldn't the employer have to ban female staff from working with male clients if, as they say, they simply "want to protect the clients?"
As things currently stand, the "policy" only "protects" female clients from horrible male staff! Male clients aren't protected at all!
How can such discrimination be considered permissable? It would seem to me to violate the law against discriminating against people simply based on their gender.
The rule of the company is illogical, absurd and retarded and simply based on prejudiced beliefs.
The EEOC has accepted the charge and will investigate.
What can I expect? Anyone have any experience with such matters?
Additionally, I was suspended over an ALLEGATION of cursing in front of a client. The allegation was proven false by the State Investigator. Conversely, a FEMALE staff member was actually heard to curse very loudly and at length in front of both a client, other staff members and even called the office and cursed on the phone to the Director! Members of the public also heard the cursing and called the company to complain!
Yet, she was not suspended and there was no investigation or disciplinary action of any kind taken. Yet, a male staff is suspended merely based on an allegation of cursing!
It seems significant to me that the company is managed exclusively by females. No position of authority is occupied by a male.
Please tell me this is discrimination and not the kind that's permitted!
However, female staff may work with both male or female clients.
Additionally, if a male staff is around a female client, they must be monitored by a female staff member. Conversely, if female staff are around a male client, no male staff is required to monitor them.
To date, only one MALE client has been sexually molested and that was by a FEMALE staff!
The rule of the company is illogical and discriminatory. It affects the terms and conditions of employment for all male staff and creates disparate impact. There is apparently no justification for the rule except perhaps a "belief" that all male staff are potential sexual predators, molesters and abusers.
Conversely, one would have to assume the employer "believes" female staff are of impeccable character, paragons of virtue and beyond reproach i.e. not capable of such heinous acts. However, experience has shown that clearly to not be the case!
Considering the facts, wouldn't the employer have to ban female staff from working with male clients if, as they say, they simply "want to protect the clients?"
As things currently stand, the "policy" only "protects" female clients from horrible male staff! Male clients aren't protected at all!
How can such discrimination be considered permissable? It would seem to me to violate the law against discriminating against people simply based on their gender.
The rule of the company is illogical, absurd and retarded and simply based on prejudiced beliefs.
The EEOC has accepted the charge and will investigate.
What can I expect? Anyone have any experience with such matters?
Additionally, I was suspended over an ALLEGATION of cursing in front of a client. The allegation was proven false by the State Investigator. Conversely, a FEMALE staff member was actually heard to curse very loudly and at length in front of both a client, other staff members and even called the office and cursed on the phone to the Director! Members of the public also heard the cursing and called the company to complain!
Yet, she was not suspended and there was no investigation or disciplinary action of any kind taken. Yet, a male staff is suspended merely based on an allegation of cursing!
It seems significant to me that the company is managed exclusively by females. No position of authority is occupied by a male.
Please tell me this is discrimination and not the kind that's permitted!