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Tag: Bad era

Don't forget the 1990s

By JGillman, Section News
Posted on Sun Oct 30, 2011 at 11:04:12 PM EST
Tags: Scandal, 1990s, Bad era, Abuse of Harassment policy, Political Correctness, Herman Cain, Conservative, Digging up Dirt, Accusations, Settlements (all tags)

I just remembered.

In 1998 or 1999, my employer decided it would jump on the latest politically correct bandwagon. One possibly driven by the penchant of the chief executive of the United states to drive a hummer, or get one, or umm something. The Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa & Chippewa Indians, like every other larger corporate entity across the country felt they would take no chances on the burgeoning lawsuit activities related to male-female relationships in the workplace.

Harassment classes commenced.

Every one of the employees were paid and mandated to attend a seminar on how to handle our relations with other employees. The hyper sensitive era was loaded by media and plaintiff attorney exploitation of casual discourse, sideways glances, and failures to hire unqualified and otherwise trouble prone employees. All under the banner of harassment, lechery and abuse.

That would be about the same time this event would have happened:

"During Herman Cain's tenure as the head of the National Restaurant Association in the 1990s, at least two female employees complained to colleagues and senior association officials about inappropriate behavior by Cain, ultimately leaving their jobs at the trade group, multiple sources confirm to POLITICO ... In one case, POLITICO has seen documentation describing the allegations and showing that the restaurant association formally resolved the matter. Both women received separation packages that were in the five-figure range."

Wow, in the five figures range!

The women left the employ, and settled for what couldn't have been much more than the cost of hiring attorneys, and filing the complaint. All in a time where many were cashing in on the newest fad of the day, an abuse of harassment policy for personal gain.

While the news cycle titillates over this new and wonderful discovery in the past life of the current polling leader, I wonder how far they will go when it is found out that the cases were settled as a matter of cost balance. How low will the opponents of this man of character delve to create a wedge between solid conservatives and his as yet growing candidacy? As this particular set of accusations is discovered to have no substance, what next will be the cheap shot on a real conservative?

Perhaps a penchant for an extra lump of sugar in his coffee?

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