Harassment and Discrimination at Work
By Joseph Devine -
In a world where we are becoming more and more aware of what goes on behind closed doors, employees are encouraged to come forward if they experience harassment or discrimination at work. Often, new employees must sign the company’s harassment policy, and sometimes businesses provide an anti-harassment and discrimination convention. This article [...]
The True Nature of Diversity Management
By Kenneth Rice -
The inability to manage diversity in the workplace can be extremely harmful. It can cost in discrimination suits, litigation time and money, high employee turn over rates, and a negative community image. A productive and innovative work environment won’t happen with yesterday’s management practices. Your employees must both want to and be [...]
Sexual Harassment – The 900lb Gorilla in the Room
By Cubie King -
Sexual harassment is yet another reason companies must immediately conduct supervisor training for staff. It is the 900lb gorilla in the room most companies would rather ignore, but it is not going away. This red hot issue must be dealt with, and the sooner the better.
An Illegal Act
The very first fact that [...]
What to Do If You Are a Victim of Employment Discrimination
By Tony Bertolino -
I am not revealing any great secret by stating that our country is in the middle of tremendously difficult economic times. The smallest businesses to the largest corporations are forced to lay off employees or close their doors altogether. It is likely that every person who is reading this article knows someone [...]
Dealing With Discrimination and Harassment in the Workplace
By Timothy Arends -
Discrimination and harassment in the workplace has been a frequent topic of discussion in the media. But did you know that shy people are often a frequent target of discrimination and harassment?
Shy people’s quietness, seemingly timid disposition and lack of assertiveness can make them easy targets of harassment by bored or disgruntled [...]
Why All the a Race Arguments? Discrimination and Reverse Discrimination Problematic
By Lance Winslow -
As one lives their life in the present period, one has to ask what is going on with all these race issues? Why can’t humans get beyond all that? We have politicians, entertainers, and even administrators fall from public grace and get fired due to some group that purports they’ve been “outraged” [...]
Impact of Discrimination on an Organization
By Naeem A Syed -
Organization Geared Up
Once the New Year is up, all hectic activities of a company become suddenly geared up. New Proposals, New Product launch, New Tenders, New Contracts, New Agreements, New Recruitment, New Appointments, and so on.
Each Department or Division responsible for the respective activities starts its part of assessments, budget forecasts, [...]
First Line Supervisors – The “Achilles Heel” in Discrimination Cases
By Cathy Baniewicz -
Having the correct human resources policies and procedures in place is not sufficient to prevent findings of unlawful discrimination if your supervisors are not properly trained. Often someone is promoted into supervision without any experience managing people. First line supervisors are considered to be “management” and as such are responsible for knowing [...]
Age Discrimination Claims Rise Along With Unemployment Rates
By Thomas H. Taylor -
When unemployment claims climb, it only makes sense that employment-related discrimination and retaliation claims follow suit. And statistics from the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission indicate that is indeed the case: employment discrimination and retaliation claims by employees go hand in hand.
Laid-off workers — especially those who are 40 or older [...]
Harassment and Discrimination Laws Broken – Your Bill
By Franca Sala Tenna -
Hindsight is a great thing. With hindsight we would change so many of our actions, or would we? Big Audio Dynamite sing, “if I had my time again I’d do it all the same.” Is this the song that employers sing when it comes to how they treat their employees, even [...]
