513 Search Results for Discrimination and Harassment at the Workplace
Transgender Employment Discrimination
There is a growing body of evidence that transgender individuals frequently experience some type of discrimination during the employment process in the United States today. Although there are only a few high-pro Continue Reading...
Slippery Slope Law / Discrimination
The definition of the slope and its legal implications are largely hypothetical. According to Eugene Volokh, an action that is voted in -- say a ban on guns provides with the curtailment of many other things -- li Continue Reading...
" (Columbia University, nd) a written decision will be submitted by the Appeal Officer within thirty (30) working days following the receipt of the appeal. Disciplinary actions will be stated within thirty working days following the receipt of the re Continue Reading...
These types of insurance against claims of sexual impropriety and harassment are becoming more and more common in light of the established legal precedents defining sexual harassment.
Another way that employers have reacted to sexual harassment is Continue Reading...
Individuals who are sexually harassed at work experience stress. It is now more common knowledge that stress manifests itself physically in our bodies. Thus, persons who are sexually harassed may have aches, pains, headaches, muscle tensions, digest Continue Reading...
At the same time, occupational segregation still exists in management positions. Part of the problem is that men are able to devote much more time to their career advancement vs. women who have to also consider raising a family and bulk of the respo Continue Reading...
Sexual Harassment
Should a person (employer or employees) be held liable for unintentional sexual harassment? If yes, under what circumstances? If no, under what circumstances? Give examples of particular cases that address both circumstances.
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Sexual harassment has been an issue of debate for many years. Sexual harassment often exists in the workplace and at educational institutions. The purpose of this discussion is to explore this topic as it relates to same sex sexual harassment. Let's Continue Reading...
Sexual harassment is a dangerous weed which needs to be rooted out from our society. This malady threatens our fundamental constitutional basis of freedom and equality for all. Implementing a good sexual harassment policy at the organizational level Continue Reading...
Workplace discrimination can be understood as an inappropriate, unjustifiable treatment towards a person or a set of people at the workplace. Such undesirable treatment is based more often on people's race, ethnicity, age, marital status, sex or Continue Reading...
sexual discrimination in the work place based on a case study and then suggest solutions for such a scenario. The case on which the whole report will be based is a suit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on behalf of Marla Sex Continue Reading...
"For example, the more women considered prejudice to occur across a variety of contexts, the more they reported depression, anxiety, and decreased self-esteem." (Foster & Dixon, 2002, p.1)
These findings about the limits of group conciousness h Continue Reading...
Sexual Harassment: An Examination
Given the media and given the average citizen's level of misinformation, it's not at all uncommon for myths and unrealities to continue to thrive regarding sexual harassment. Sexual harassment is a form of discrimin Continue Reading...
3) Implement formal and informal problem solving mechanisms, grievance procedures, investigative measures, and disciplinary procedures to resolve sexual harassment complaints.
4) at least once a year, conduct training sessions for employees. These Continue Reading...
The employee will not necessarily be required to show a loss of advancement, retaliation, loss of income, or stress as they once did under 'quid pro quo' and hostile-environment. They will need to show that the nature of the sexual content they expe Continue Reading...
Non-Discriminatory Workplace Environment
To effectively deal with the problems of discrimination in the workforce, a workplace environment must strive to prevent discriminatory behavior from occurring between employees, must ensure that when discri Continue Reading...
Stress in the Workplace
The research topic under discussion is Stress at Workplace. Stress comes with different definitions, one of which is that stress is a 'physical, chemical or emotional factor that causes bodily or mental tension.' Emotional st Continue Reading...
Business
The Inclusive Workplace
In the modern business world employees expect more and have more rights than ever. To accompany this, employees are seen as core contributors to an organization. The workplace has changed from one where employees bl Continue Reading...
Race and Gender Discrimination
Multicultural Diversity
Sex Discrimination
Age Discrimination
This paper discusses literature regarding the Equal Employment Opportunity Act which helps protect both applicants and employees from being discriminated Continue Reading...
Ethics and Human Resource Management
As society progressed out of the 19th century - an era when two-thirds of all women were illiterate -- women embarked on a mass migration that would see them out of their kitchens and into the workplace (Thompso Continue Reading...
employee handbook addressing the issue of workplace equity and nondiscrimination in a health care organization. The essay includes various issues related to the non-discrimination laws and the benefits of implementation of anti-discrimination laws.
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Sexual HarassmentSexual harassment in the workplace is prohibited by various laws, including Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits discrimination based on sex, including sexual harassment, in the workplace. The Equal Employment O Continue Reading...
Bibliography
Childers-Hermann, J. (1993, February) Awareness of sexual harassment: First step toward prevention. Critical Care Nurse 13, p. 101-103.
Childers-Hermann discusses that many healthcare employees do not know what constitutes sexual har Continue Reading...
Workplace Harassment in Healthcare Settings
Nurses experience a wide range of abuses in the workplace including physical and psychological harassments and physical violence. Patients, patients’ families or friends, and coworkers can all precipi Continue Reading...
Faragher v. City of Boca Raton
Argued March 25, 1998
Decided June 26, 1998
PARTIES:
Beth Ann Faragher: petitioner; City of Boca Raton:
respondent
FACTS:
Beth Ann Faragher worked part-time and during summers between 1990 and 1995 as a life-guar Continue Reading...
This can also lead to feelings of inadequacy and low self-esteem.
It is also noted that religious discrimination can be both overt and covert. Overt discrimination is a more obvious form of discrimination, such as name -- calling and physical intim Continue Reading...
Relationships in the workplace are often positive in nature and allow for employees to enjoy their work experience. It is not uncommon for life-long friendships, romances, or even marriages to be born out of the relationships of coworkers. However, t Continue Reading...
The apparently unfounded accusations of embezzlement against Crawford appear to have been the telling difference for this recent ruling.
The more common tactic of 'performance management' is more subtle and much more difficult to prove.
An employ Continue Reading...
Obesity and Discrimination
Bias against overweight and obese individuals is perhaps the last form of acceptable discrimination. Overweight people are subject to both subtle and blatant forms of discrimination, from childhood to adulthood. Discrimina Continue Reading...
Managing Conflict in the Workplace
In every organization, a conflict exists, which indicates that the organization has a healthy exchange of ideas and creativity. Nevertheless, conflicts that are counter-productive result in employee dissatisfaction Continue Reading...
Integration of Social Construction
Overview
We all function in settings with people drawn from all walks of life – be it in church, at the workplace, at the gym, in school, etc. At my place of work, I work alongside persons who are essentially Continue Reading...
Diversity Policy
GE commits itself to active achievement of diversity for enhancing the firm's performance through recognition and utilization of the diverse talents and skills of its directors, managers, and staff members. Diversity encompasses rec Continue Reading...
Revised Sexual Harassment Policy for the Police Department
Purpose
The purpose of this policy is to establish guidelines and procedures for this Police Department regarding prevention of sexual harassment and processes for filing a complaint and inv Continue Reading...
Janove (2001) does point out that there are many victims of sexual harassment in the workplace, but that often those most affected tend to keep quite, or attempt to avoid their harassers altogether when possible.
In a case study the author points o Continue Reading...
Human Resource Management Methods
Scenario #2
Workplace conflicts take place everywhere and paying no attention to them can have severe consequences. For instance, employees spend a great deal of time gossiping, and this can lead to reduced employe Continue Reading...