Inappropriate comment made by colleague outside of work
At an informal farewell for one of my colleagues, another colleague made a racist remark, perhaps under the influence of alcohol.
This social function is not arranged by the company, hence its informal nature. As I understand, there is no law against hate speech in the US, where I am.
However, the company has policies against discriminatory remarks like this. But given this happened outside of work, do I have grounds for speaking up and reporting this to HR?
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At an informal farewell for one of my colleagues, another colleague made a racist remark, perhaps under the influence of alcohol.
This social function is not arranged by the company, hence its informal nature. As I understand, there is no law against hate speech in the US, where I am.
However, the company has policies against discriminatory remarks like this. But given this happened outside of work, do I have grounds for speaking up and reporting this to HR?
professionalism discrimination harassment
asked 4 mins ago
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At an informal farewell for one of my colleagues, another colleague made a racist remark, perhaps under the influence of alcohol.
This social function is not arranged by the company, hence its informal nature. As I understand, there is no law against hate speech in the US, where I am.
However, the company has policies against discriminatory remarks like this. But given this happened outside of work, do I have grounds for speaking up and reporting this to HR?
professionalism discrimination harassment
asked 4 mins ago
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At an informal farewell for one of my colleagues, another colleague made a racist remark, perhaps under the influence of alcohol.
This social function is not arranged by the company, hence its informal nature. As I understand, there is no law against hate speech in the US, where I am.
However, the company has policies against discriminatory remarks like this. But given this happened outside of work, do I have grounds for speaking up and reporting this to HR?
professionalism discrimination harassment
professionalism discrimination harassment
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