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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. I used my EAP in 2005 when I was going through a rough time in my life. The Trevor Project offers 24/7 support by phone, online or by web chat. It doesn’t matter what your beliefs are.

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

The Employer Handbook

Well, as a matter of law, a hostile work environment must arise from behavior that is based on a protected class (such as gender). .: 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. Duie Pyle.

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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. It is well worth revisiting. After all, I’ve already recently written about plagiarism and your b.s. After all, I’ve already recently written about plagiarism and your b.s. Apologies matter, even at work.

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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.

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Two tough lessons on training

HRExecutive

The cases involve two trucking companies that got in trouble over sexual harassment of female trainees. The other … let’s just say it didn’t go well. District Court Judge Douglas Harpool didn’t have much trouble concluding the training practice was discriminatory. Men, however, were accepted immediately.

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Most Important Developments for 3/26

GetFive

Just have a journalist break a story about brewing sexual harassment accusations. An eye-opening analysis published this week in the Journal of Corporate Finance finds that, on average, news of a sexual harassment case at a major company will lead to a market value decline of 1.5% through the following day.