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6 Ways to Avoid Age Bias in Your Job Descriptions

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A study conducted by AARP and the Economist Intelligence Unit found that age discrimination against older adults cost the economy $850 billion in 2018 alone. Note: Most age discrimination lawsuits relate to The Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) which forbids age discrimination against people who are age 40 or older.

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Violence in the Workplace – A Growing Concern

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Layoffs at work can cause a lot of stress for both the people that are getting laid off and for those that remain behind. Harassment can also be a huge stress factor and there is a growing problem in many workplace environments with bullying. Stressful Situations in the Workplace. Workplace Violence Categories.

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Employee Relationships is a Serious Employer Responsibility

HR Digest

Resources indicate that the term “employee relations” started to gain popularity around 2006 when, according to CIDP , the meaning began to shift from the industrial relations understanding of employees as a collective whole , and instead emphasize the focus on individual employees. What is Employee Relations?

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Data Show New Trends in Workplace Sexual Harassment Reports

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Employers have a legal obligation to maintain a workplace that is free of sexual harassment. Many states also have their own specific workplace sexual harassment laws as well. Companies with high rates of workplace sexual harassment often suffer from low morale, poor productivity, and expensive lawsuits. And make no mistake.

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Why Employers Should Lead the Way in Women’s Rights

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Wage discrimination and other forms of scorned women’s rights have created a force to be reckoned with in the community of women. A study spanning the last 7 years has made some interesting discoveries about discrimination against women in leadership roles. Some women who labored outside of the home were: Midwives.

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Is Favoritism Derailing Your DEI Efforts?

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What is favoritism and discrimination in the workplace? People think of discrimination as hate-filled, aggressive behavior, but much of it is more subtle, like slights and microaggressions. That may be why people don’t connect favoritism directly with discrimination. What are favoritism’s childhood roots?

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Tony Reda of Tectonic Metals: “Project your best persona”

Thrive Global

As a part of our series called ‘ Five Things I Wish Someone Told Me Before I Became A CEO ’ we had the pleasure of interviewing Tony Reda. Tony takes a vision and makes it a reality through hard work, tenacity, perseverance and sound strategy development. As Founder, President, CEO and Director of Tectonic Metals Inc., It has been a steady climb.