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Harvey Weinstein – A Time for Action
The repercussions of Harvey Weinstein’s behavior have led to a watershed moment in the world of harassment and discrimination. With individuals...
Bullying and The Significance of School Prevention
This article examines the challenges of student bullying and sets forth various New York and New Jersey initiatives designed to prevent bullying....
Workplace Bullying
Typically, when people hear the term “bullying,” they correlate the word with middle school and high school students. However, bullying often occurs...
Investigating Workplace Discrimination
Why Investigations Are Valuable Discrimination continues to be one of the largest challenges employers face. Among the discrimination...
Workplace Insights: Give the Baby Boomers a Chance
Baby Boomers is the name of the generation born between 1946 and 1964. One of my pet peeves, as a proud member of the “baby boomer” generation, is...
Disrespect May Constitute Actionable Behavior
It appears that employers may introduce evidence of an employee’s disrespectful behavior to defeat a claim of discrimination. A circuit court...
Unemployment Discrimination – Best Practices
As the struggling economy pushes this issue to the forefront, employers should consider the following "best practices" when hiring from a job pool...
Unemployment Discrimination – Trends
On February 16, 2011, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission held a public hearing to examine what many consider to be a growing trend of...
Is Criminal History a “Protected Class” Like Race or National Origin?
SEPTEMBER 2009 Is criminal history a “protected class” like race or national origin? Title VII prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color,...
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