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WORKPLACE IMPACT OF #METOO MOVEMENT CONTINUES

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With that type of attention and newfound understandings (and definitions) of what harassment and misconduct are, we continue to see the topic echo throughout the halls of the American workplace. The official start date given to the #metoo movement is October 17, 2017. Proactive Harassment Education. Enter the States.

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Sexual Harassment Compliance Mandates: Everything You Need to Know in 2021

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Preventing sexual harassment has been on the agenda for most companies since Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 , which prohibits sexual harassment and discrimination in the workplace. According to a Stop Street Harassment survey , 81% of women and 43% of men reported suffering from harassment in the workplace.

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New Mandatory Poster on Transgender Rights for California Workplaces

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The correct version is dated November 2017, but the posting is not mandatory until January 1, 2018. The poster, in part, follows regulations developed by the Fair Employment and Housing Council that went into effect on July 1, 2017. Mandatory Training Requirement. This new law takes effect on January 1, 2018.

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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.

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my boss keeps pretending to punch me in the groin, my reference got a weird phone call, and more

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My friend who is a store manager in another store informs me that because of where he aims, it can be deemed as sexual harassment. I don’t know that it would qualify as sexual harassment (although maybe it would), but it’s obnoxious and not okay and needs to stop. It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go….

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The Daily Rundown: New York to Strengthen Sexual Harassment Laws

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Today, New York toughens sexual harassment laws, Southwest offers small business owners lots of points, business owners struggle to speak banker and insurance costs to jump. New York Passes Tough Sexual Harassment Legislation. New York Passes Tough Sexual Harassment Legislation. The Number: 109.

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13 Employee Engagement Trends for 2020

Vantage Circle

It is not the strongest or the most intelligent who will survive but those who can best manage change. Charles Darwin. Darwin might not have quoted the above line with respect to business, but his words seem to echo in the business world, now more than ever. And managing people is no exception. Employee engagement is a very abstract concept.