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The Call for Change: Why Updated Guidance is Critical in Addressing Workplace Harassment

HR Digest

In 2015, the #MeToo movement revived a national conversation about sexual harassment and assault , prompting survivors to share their stories and call for accountability. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has seen a significant increase in sexual harassment claims, leading to calls for updated guidance on the issue.

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Learning leaders reexamine sexual harassment prevention in light of new state laws

Chief Learning Officer - Talent Management

1 in the state of Illinois, the Workplace Transparency Act mandates workplace sexual harassment training for public and private organizations with more than 15 employees. Illinois is the sixth state in the last few years to create and pass a bill that would require workplace sexual harassment training. Effective Jan.

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Want to End Harassment? It’s a Culture Thing (#SHRM16)

UpstartHR

In case you missed it, there was a SHRM Conference Daily post this week with a very interesting headline. In short, the EEOC said that training doesn’t reduce discrimination. Lipnic in a Sunday Session at the Society for Human Resource Management 2016 Annual Conference & Exposition. I don’t buy it.

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11 steps that you can take now to reduce harassment in your workplace

The Employer Handbook

That sounds more “glass-half-full” than “ Don’t be like the Dallas Mavericks: 11 ways to avoid a Sports Illustrated report chronicling twenty years of allegations of sexual harassment and mismanagement in your workplace. Here are 11 of the recommendations that you can implement at your workplace to reduce harassment.

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HR lessons from Roseanne Barr’s racist tweet and ABC’s immediate cancellation of her show

The Employer Handbook

On the same day that Starbucks closed more than 8,000 stores to train its employees on implicit bias (full curriculum here ), an outspoken Hollywood celebrity stole the headlines with an explicitly-racist tweet. Image Credit: Maxpixel.net ([link]. One tweet, no more show. Jarrett is a former senior adviser to Barack Obama.

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HR lessons from Roseanne Barr’s racist tweet and ABC’s immediate cancellation of her show

The Employer Handbook

On the same day that Starbucks closed more than 8,000 stores to train its employees on implicit bias (full curriculum here ), an outspoken Hollywood celebrity stole the headlines with an explicitly-racist tweet. Image Credit: Maxpixel.net ([link]. One tweet, no more show. Jarrett is a former senior adviser to Barack Obama.

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SHRM Exposition Special: Can Software Really Eliminate Employee Lawsuits?

HR Daily Advisor

The boldest claim at the Society for Human Resource Management’s (SHRM) Annual Conference and Exposition comes from The Glasshouse Report, which promises that its new software can “eliminate employee lawsuits.” Learn More. Can that really be true? Just a few that caught the Daily Advisor’s eye: The Lawsuit Eliminator. How It Works.