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When Teasing Goes Too Far (pdf)
No insult in the workplace - or anywhere else for that matter - is probably more universal than to call someone out on their intelligence. Terms like "idiot," "dumb," or even "crazy" and "nuts," can be commonplace and seem to cross all protected class categories - gender, race, national origin, religion, etc., right? However, have you ever considered that an employee calling another employee such names could possibly be the basis of a disability claim? The U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota decided just that earlier this year in the case of Schwarzkopf v. Brunswick Corp.
