Does Your Sexual Harassment Policy Have These 8 Important Elements?
Sexual harassment policies need to be clear and complete, but the policy must then be followed by a strong and active training program.
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8 Elements Your Sexual Harassment Policy Must Have: Having a Strong Policy Isn’t Enough
Sexual harassment policies need to be clear and complete, but the policy must then be followed by a strong and active training program.
Failure to Remedy Unethical Behavior Is a Real Turnoff for Jobseekers
Starbucks, Uber, Facebook, and Google are big brands everyone knows and loves, well … for the most part. These companies also share something else in common: scandals that rocked the nation and the world.
Veteran Sexual Harassment Warrior Sees Cause for Optimism
Mary Jo O’Neill was among friends when she addressed members of the Phoenix chapter of Arizona Women Lawyers at a recent educational luncheon. O’Neill is an institution in the Arizona legal community. She has served since 2002 as the regional attorney for the Phoenix District Office of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), with authority […]
Understanding Your Role in Sexual Harassment Prevention
Sexual harassment has been top of mind for most HR professionals as the #MeToo movement gained momentum over the past year. Employers, employees, and HR departments alike are striving to create safe workplaces for all, and they’re getting some help from state and local legislators. So far, more than 30 jurisdictions—including New York and even […]
Louisiana State Agencies Face New Sexual Harassment Law
A new Louisiana law taking effect on January 1 requires all state agencies to adopt a sexual harassment policy making clear that unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other inappropriate sexual conduct creating a hostile work environment are prohibited behaviors.
Behavioral Intervention in the Workplace and its Benefits
Stress in the workplace is now a widespread epidemic. According to extensive research conducted by The American Institute of Stress, 40% of workers reported their job was “very” or “extremely” stressful, and 80% of workers feel stress on the job. And it costs U.S. businesses $190 billion in annual healthcare costs alone—$300 billion in total. […]
Should Harassment Prevention Training Be Mandatory in the Workplace?
Since the #MeToo movement began last year, and Starbucks decided to close its doors for a mandatory unconscious bias training for its employees, a lot of businesses have started taking a much closer look at their harassment prevention training programs and policies.
Men in the Workplace and #MeToo
One-third of the more than 1,000 executives surveyed recently, consisting mostly of men, said that they’ve adjusted their behaviors at work to avoid what could be perceived as sexual harassment in the wake of the #MeToo movement.
Nursing Home Should Have Protected Employee from Patient’s Sexual Groping
The U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals (whose rulings apply to Louisiana employers) recently provided some guidance on whether an employer has a duty to protect employees from sexual harassment by its customers. In this case, the employer was a nursing care facility, and the “customer” was a mentally impaired patient with whom the employee […]