W. Garnett & Associates: Human Capital Management Solutions » Hostile work environment http://wgarnett.com Human Capital Management Solutions For The REAL World Mon, 23 Jan 2012 16:00:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 en hourly 1 Study Shows Workplace Harassment on the Rise http://wgarnett.com/wes-blog/study-shows-workplace-harassment-on-the-rise/ http://wgarnett.com/wes-blog/study-shows-workplace-harassment-on-the-rise/#comments Sat, 09 Apr 2011 16:49:21 +0000 wgarnett http://wgarnett.com/?p=4092

Study shows workplace harassment on the rise.  If you experience being belittled in front of others or are made to look bad, you are being humiliated and your dignity is being assailed. Being interrupted or cut off while speaking, being sworn at are signs of abuse at work. If co-workers are sabotaging your work, undermining your efforts or being uncooperative, they are trying to make you look unprofessional or incompetent at work.

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]]> http://wgarnett.com/wes-blog/sexual-harassment-and-non-employees-employers-beware/feed/ 0 A Boulder, CO Representative Wants to Penalize Employers http://wgarnett.com/wes-blog/a-boulder-co-representative-wants-to-penalize-employers/ http://wgarnett.com/wes-blog/a-boulder-co-representative-wants-to-penalize-employers/#comments Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:35:18 +0000 wgarnett http://wgarnett.com/?p=3089 That’s why Rep. Claire Levy, D-Boulder, introduced a measure into the Colorado Legislature this session that would implement a new provision in discrimination cases tried in state courts that could leave small businesses liable for compensatory and punitive damages should they lose.

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]]> http://wgarnett.com/wes-blog/a-boulder-co-representative-wants-to-penalize-employers/feed/ 0 More Claims For Employers In 2010 http://wgarnett.com/wes-blog/employers-claims-in-2010/ http://wgarnett.com/wes-blog/employers-claims-in-2010/#comments Sun, 21 Feb 2010 03:35:15 +0000 wgarnett http://wgarnett.com/?p=2902 Employers should expect more claims in 2010.  Those and other findings were part of    the sixth annual “Workplace Class Action Litigation Report” by Seyfarth Shaw LLP, analyzing class-action and collective action court rulings of 2009 involving claims against employers in federal and state courts.

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]]> http://wgarnett.com/wes-blog/employers-claims-in-2010/feed/ 0 The Secret’s Out, Office Romance http://wgarnett.com/wes-blog/the-secrets-out-office-romance/ http://wgarnett.com/wes-blog/the-secrets-out-office-romance/#comments Sun, 21 Feb 2010 03:11:46 +0000 wgarnett http://wgarnett.com/?p=2895 What you need to know about workplace romances.  In the past, “the Baby Boomers kept office romance secret” amid fears of career damage or reprisal, says Helaine Olen, co-author with Stephanie Losee of “Office Mate,” a book on the topic. Now, amid growing openness about sexuality and greater equality between the sexes, she says, singles “are saying, ‘Why is anybody even bothering to keep this secret at all?”‘

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]]> http://wgarnett.com/wes-blog/the-secrets-out-office-romance/feed/ 0 What’s The Real Cost Of Accommodation? http://wgarnett.com/wes-blog/whats-the-real-cost-of-accommodation/ http://wgarnett.com/wes-blog/whats-the-real-cost-of-accommodation/#comments Sun, 21 Feb 2010 03:06:42 +0000 wgarnett http://wgarnett.com/?p=2893 What are the real costs of workplace accommodations.  Much has changed since 1990, when the landmark Americans with Disabilities Act became law.  While barriers remain, proponents argue the United States has become a more accommodating place in the two decades since President George H.W. Bush signed the historic act affording civil rights protections to individuals with disabilities.

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]]> http://wgarnett.com/wes-blog/whats-the-real-cost-of-accommodation/feed/ 0 A Better Way To Handle Discrimination and Harassment Complaints? http://wgarnett.com/wes-blog/a-better-way-to-handlediscrimination-and-harassment-complaints-is-there-a-best-way/ http://wgarnett.com/wes-blog/a-better-way-to-handlediscrimination-and-harassment-complaints-is-there-a-best-way/#comments Sun, 14 Feb 2010 16:01:25 +0000 wgarnett http://wgarnett.com/?p=2880 What’s on the arisen for workplace Discrimination and Harassment?  Most states have laws that the Equal Opportunities argue that people pass through the prohibition of discrimination. Equal employment opportunity, the people a chance to succeed. It is a principle that the fundamental principle of justice expresses.

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]]> http://wgarnett.com/wes-blog/a-better-way-to-handlediscrimination-and-harassment-complaints-is-there-a-best-way/feed/ 0 Charges of Sexual, Religious Discrimination Filed Against Google http://wgarnett.com/wes-blog/charges-of-sexual-religious-discrimination-filed-against-google/ http://wgarnett.com/wes-blog/charges-of-sexual-religious-discrimination-filed-against-google/#comments Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:07:22 +0000 wgarnett http://wgarnett.com/?p=2505 One of the nations largest corporation is facing charges of discrimination.  In his court filing, Bara, a practicing Wiccan, claims that a manager in Google’s Atlanta office, Pam Sohn, made numerous jokes about the sexual orientation of a female transgendered employee who joined the company in July 2008.

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http://www.officialwire.com/main.php?action=posted_news&rid=56121&catid=137

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]]> http://wgarnett.com/wes-blog/sexual-harassment-and-pregnancy-discrimination-filed-against-california-kitchen/feed/ 0 Employers Should Become Aware of Constructive Discharge In the Workplace http://wgarnett.com/wes-blog/employers-should-become-aware-of-constructive-discharge-in-the-workplace/ http://wgarnett.com/wes-blog/employers-should-become-aware-of-constructive-discharge-in-the-workplace/#comments Wed, 30 Sep 2009 02:18:40 +0000 wgarnett http://wgarnett.com/?p=2170 There are a lot of workplace rules that employers must be aware.  A constructive discharge occurs when an employee’s working conditions become so intolerable because of harassment that no reasonable person could continue working for the employer. These claims are difficult to prove, especially since most employment relationships in Illinois are at-will.

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http://chicagoemployeeadvocate.blogspot.com/2009/09/constructive-discharge.html

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