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Do Love Contracts Actually Work?

Namely

Some teams are turning to controversial legal agreements to ward off compliance risks. Some teams are turning to controversial legal agreements to ward off compliance risks. Their purpose is to mitigate risk by affirming that a romance is consensual—in theory, staving off harassment claims. Rules of Attraction .

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Friday Five: Valentine’s at Work

Workology

This week we’re looking at five pieces on the intersection of Valentine’s and the world of work: the business of it, and the ways it can make for good and bad business in the workplace. The change is due to a sudden increase of non-fraud date-seekers coming back online. Valentine’s is big business. No thank you.

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6 Resources for Your Transgender and Transitioning Employees

Workology

Your employer should be committed to providing a pleasant work environment that is free from toxicity, sexual harassment and fear. This is what I want for all people at my workplace, my friends, my family and community. Feel free to leave a comment at the end of this post, and I’ll add your resource to this post.

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Sexual Harassment Training Requirements in California for Employees and Employers

Zenefits

California lawmakers take allegations of workplace sexual harassment seriously. California’s mandate that employers provide sexual harassment prevention training is a longstanding requirement. The Golden State has required sexual harassment prevention training since 2005.

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It’s another “when a hostile work environment isn’t a hostile work environment” post

The Employer Handbook

Let’s look at this recent opinion in Beamon v. The Court must look at the totality of the circumstances, and view the harassing conduct in context, not as isolated acts. 2005), aff’d, 170 F. Second verse, same as the first. But read it anyway to pad my blog stats, would ya?). Tyson Foods, Inc.: Duie Pyle, Inc.,

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From the archives: The art of the apology

Ohio Employer's Law

I’ve been thinking all weekend whether to write about Donald Trump’s 2005 hot mic embarrassment, and, if so, what I’d write about. The thing is, if your apology is followed by a “but…”, then you haven’t really apologized at all. Apologies matter, even at work. Then I saw Mr. Trump’s non-apology, and I had my theme.

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Sexual Harassment Prevention: The Easiest Thing to Teach and the Hardest Thing to Accomplish

HR Daily Advisor

When we reported last year about the ouster of recently deceased Fox News chairman Roger Ailes, we noted that Ailes’ repeated pattern of “couch casting” didn’t occur in a vacuum; rather, it sent a message throughout the organization that sexually harassing behavior was condoned at the highest level.