During every political campaign, I am reminded of the notion
that if we speak about our co-workers or subordinates in the manner
in which the American voter speaks about political candidates, we
should expect some remediation by our superiors or human resources.
For example, if we question the legitimacy of an employee's
birth certificate, criticize an employee's middle name because
it is the same as the first name of a known terrorist, or question
whether we are ready for a female boss or whether an applicant for
employment is "too old," we might notice an increase in
administrative charges or lawsuits.
Love him or hate him, Donald Trump's election rhetoric, both
in the news and in social media, has us wondering what he will say
next. In the work world, human resources professionals and
employment lawyers alike spend countless hours developing
appropriate
harassment/
discrimination policies and training their workforces to
prevent harassment in the workplace on
