HR Daily Advisor
AUGUST 20, 2018
A jury awarded an employee with a speech impediment $500,000 because he was harassed by a supervisor who mimicked his stutter. The central issue on appeal was whether the supervisor’s conduct was sufficiently severe or pervasive to constitute disability harassment. When does a joking atmosphere become a hostile work environment?
Hppy
JANUARY 24, 2022
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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Ongig
JULY 24, 2024
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.
EverFi - HR
DECEMBER 5, 2019
While most people likely believe that the “Me Too” movement is something that emerged over the last few years, it’s a movement that was actually started in 2006 by a woman named Tarana Burke, a survivor of sexual assault. Awareness is the First Step in Sexual Harassment Prevention. Garrison Keillor, and Al Franken. . Download Free.
The Employer Handbook
NOVEMBER 18, 2015
The Court must look at the totality of the circumstances, and view the harassing conduct in context, not as isolated acts. The Court must look at the totality of the circumstances, and view the harassing conduct in context, not as isolated acts. Second verse, same as the first. But read it anyway to pad my blog stats, would ya?).
HR Digest
SEPTEMBER 14, 2023
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?
Zenefits
DECEMBER 5, 2018
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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