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4 Ways to Create an LGBT Friendly Workplace

Cornerstone On Demand

While this number may seem small, note that a reported 50 percent of LGBT workers choose not to disclose their sexual orientation at work out of fear they might miss out on promotions, be discriminated against or treated differently. You need to walk the talk by providing extensive employee leadership training in this area.

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Employee Relationships is a Serious Employer Responsibility

HR Digest

Gennard and Judge (2002) state, “Employee relations is a study of the rules, regulations, and agreements by which employees are managed both as individuals and as a collective group, the priority given to the individual as opposed to the collective relationship varying from company to company depending upon the values of management.

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3 Actionable Ways to Support Your LGBTQ+ Employees During Pride Month

Bonusly

However, 20% of LGBTQ+ Americans have experienced discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity when applying for jobs, which jumps up to 32% for LGBTQ+ folks who are people of color. Happy Pride Month—the sunniest, most colorful of months! ?? ?? ??. heteronormative worldview. Let’s get started! Let’s get started!

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Is obesity a disability under ADA?

Business Management Daily

Final note: Some workers are protected from obesity discrimination; more may soon be. Michigan has banned obesity discrimination in employment since 1977. Weight discrimination is unlawful in San Francisco; Santa Fe, N.M.; But generally, obesity alone does not qualify as a disability under the ADA. He was eventually terminated.

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How to define and develop your workplace ethics

Qualtrics HR

Workplace ethics are a set of moral guidelines that an organization lives by. Just as families share a moral code, and parents instill moral values with their children, a company’s ethics set the moral compass for relationships with customers, between colleagues and in relation to the wider community. The business case for investing in ethics.

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Fostering a Respectful Workplace: Transgender Education Trainings

Zenefits

“Leadership is the most important element for change, and that includes fostering workplaces that have an inclusive culture and that enhance cross-cultural awareness and skills through communication, training, and education. That means that preventing discrimination and promoting inclusivity should be a top priority.

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Is Sexual Orientation Protected by Federal Law?

HR Daily Advisor

City of Providence , contributes to a widening division among federal courts about whether Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964—which prohibits employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, and national origin—covers discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. The ruling, Franchina v.