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Workplace violence prevention: Practical steps employers can take

Business Management Daily

In between, there are petty thefts, serious fights and sexual assaults. Employers who allow harassment or discrimination to occur against may create fertile ground for workplace violence. A sexual harasser, for example, may progress to sexual assault. Workplace violence takes many forms.

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Riot Games Settles Gender Discrimination Lawsuit at $100 Million

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Entertainment company Riot Games recently settled a multi-year-long gender discrimination class-action lawsuit with the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH). Some $80 million will be awarded to female employees who worked at the company between November 2014 and the present day.

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Bystander intervention training is a workplace necessity

Business Management Daily

In 2022, the city of Chicago added bystander intervention training to its workplace training requirement. Chicago companies must provide one hour of bystander intervention training annually for their employees. Bystander intervention training helps participants develop an arsenal of skills to use in these instances.

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7 Strategies Addressing How to Prevent Sexual Harassment in the Workplace

EverFi - HR

On any given day, you can do a Google search for “sexual harassment,” click on the “News” link, and find dozens of headlines about recent sexual harassment allegations. The stories cross geographies and industries and they show how little has been invested in preventing sexual harassment in the workplace.

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How to develop and refine critical human resource skills

PeopleStrategy

For example; payroll, the administration of health care and other valuable benefits, adherence to specific compliance regulations and timelines, and sensitive tasks like managing employee disputes or sexual harassment complaint. “To maximize success in HR, you need the right complement of skills.” Payroll management.

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Can you fire a supervisor accused of sexual harassment without investigating first? Yep.

The Employer Handbook

.” But, after receiving anonymous complaints of sexual harassment by one or more of the female lifeguards he supervised, the employer suspended and then terminated the lifeguard. So, the lifeguard — we’ll call him ‘plaintiff’ now — sued for gender discrimination. His factual support?

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HR Courses Online: Enhancing Human Resource Skills for Professionals

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Want to know the best online courses to learn human resources? These are the most commonly used online HR courses to boost your confidence, increase your skillset, and make you the HR professional in demand. Finding the right HR courses online to prepare for your human resources career can be confusing.