09/24/2025

Under the Law, a Happy Workplace Is Not Required

Managers can be tough provided they do not practice discrimination

It is one thing to have a workplace where morale is low and people just aren’t happy, but it's quite another to have a work environment that crosses the legal line into unlawful discrimination.

As an HR pro, you obviously want to avoid both problems. But as a new court ruling shows, you can work to escape legal liability while simultaneously striving to improve the work climate overall.

New Supervisor, New Problems

Gricelda Ontiveros started working as a contractor at an Illinois Exxon Mobil facility in 2010, and she became a full-time employee five years later. Her job involved managing inventory, triaging customer complaints and handling sales orders.

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