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"We make our money off of racism, gender discrimination and ethnic intolerance. There is no shortage of work in South Florida, a melting pot that has never quite come to a boil."
Author: William Amlong practices at the Amlong Firm in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
Blawg Related Categories: Civil Rights • Solo / Small Firm
Recent Posts from Workbeat
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Moët and the founding of the Feline Associate Program
Among the idiosyncracies of The Amlong Firm are its penchant for feline associates. In other words, cats in the office. It began simply enough in the late 1990s. My wife and law partner, Karen…
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The ' usual suspects ' issue: Lessons from World War II Morocco about downsizing in the new millennium
"Major Strasser has been shot. Round up the usual suspects."- Capt. Renault in Casablanca (Warner Bros. Pictures 1942)"There are no Jews, only Moroccans."- King Mohammed V to the Vichy French governorThere were two views of…
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More than one way to skin a bigot: How to prove discrimination
The Jim Crow era is over, and with it the flagrant bigotry that emboldened segregationist employers to post job notices that included the advice that "No coloreds need apply." Unfortunately, the "no-coloreds" mindset not…
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Pumping iron, busting stereotypes, growing from ignorance
Pumping iron, busting stereotypes, growing from ignoranceWant to smash a stereotype. Hit it with a dumbbell.Most of The Amlong Firm's lawyers and staff turned out in West Palm Beach Saturday night to watch Stephen L.…
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"But Boss, I am telling the truth..."
"But Boss, I am telling the truth..." People lie. Supervisors lie to discredit employees whom they dislike. Co-workers lie either to shift blame away from themselves or to tarnish someone of whom they are jealous. …