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Valentine’s Day: What Employers Should Know About Workplace Relationships

HRWatchdog

In 2017, that number fell to 11 percent (due in large part to the #MeToo movement), and in February 2021 — when many office environments had been in a state of telework for nearly a year — the number of relationships that blossomed at work likely trended further downward.

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Sexual Harassment: The Workplace’s Dirty Little Secret

HR Daily Advisor

Recent headlines have been littered with numerous stories of sexual harassment, gender discrimination, and rape. Sexual harassment text on cardboard. Sadly, sexual harassment is so pervasive that we sometimes don’t see it. Safeguard that all incidences are documented and, if possible, videotaped.

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The Daily Rundown: New York to Strengthen Sexual Harassment Laws

Zenefits

Today, New York toughens sexual harassment laws, Southwest offers small business owners lots of points, business owners struggle to speak banker and insurance costs to jump. New York Passes Tough Sexual Harassment Legislation. New York Passes Tough Sexual Harassment Legislation. The Number: 109.

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WORKPLACE IMPACT OF #METOO MOVEMENT CONTINUES

HR Workplace Services

With that type of attention and newfound understandings (and definitions) of what harassment and misconduct are, we continue to see the topic echo throughout the halls of the American workplace. The official start date given to the #metoo movement is October 17, 2017. Attorneys Laser-Focused on Client Harassment.

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Why Corporate Transparency is a Win-Win for Business, Consumers, Top Talent

Visier

As we’ve come to learn, people and corporations do not always see eye to eye. For the first time in a long time, businesses are embracing transparency. Trust is also an important factor, with a 2021 Edelman report finding that 68% of people consider it “more important” for them to trust a brand than it had been in the past. What’s the saying?

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EEOC Chair Not Seeing Wave of Harassment Claims in Wake of #MeToo

HR Daily Advisor

With the #MeToo movement continuing to gain steam, an increase in the number of sexual harassment claims made to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) might be expected. Lipnic spoke on the issue as the agency reconvened its Select Task Force on the Study of Harassment in the Workplace on June 11.

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EEOC Seeks Input on Guidance Addressing Unlawful Harassment

HRWatchdog

Send in comments by February 9, 2017. Yesterday, the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) stated that it is seeking public input on a proposed enforcement guidance addressing unlawful harassment under federal anti-discrimination laws. ” The EEOC will accept public input until February 9, 2017. .