Last week I wrote about why you should care about workplace bullying. (Click here for review, or if you missed that post.) Many employers believe either that it does not or will not happen by them or that even if it does, there is no way to predict or prevent it. That is not true. […]
Why You Should Care About Workplace Bullying
Most of us, when we think of bullying think of a schoolyard, or some other setting involving children or teens. What about the workplace? Does bullying happen there? What about your workplace? Is your first reaction “No way! That would never happen!”? While you are not alone, you may not be right. According to the […]
The EEOC’s Proposed New Enforcement Guidance on Harassment
Last month the EEOC published its proposed new Enforcement Guidance on Harassment. Wait. Didn’t EEOC Commissioners Chai Feldblum and Victoria Lipnic present a Report of the Co-Chairs of the Select Task Force on Harassment in the Workplace (“Harassment Prevention Report”) last year? Yep. I previously posted about that Report here. You may remember from my post that […]
The EEOC Says Workplace Harassment Training Doesn’t Matter? Not Exactly…
Workplace harassment persists. That’s really not news. Our discussion last week of Gretchen Carlson’s lawsuit against Fox News CEO Roger Ailes, made that point clear. (Click here if you missed that post.) The EEOC, in its recently released study on workplace harassment, presented a startling piece of information: Training as a prevention tool does not […]