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You can choose your friends, you cannot choose your co-workers
Whenever a new employee is hired,"forced" interpersonal relationships are formed with existing staff. Hopefully the employer exercised...
Three dead, three wounded: The culture of mass employee-on-employee murder continues
A disgruntled former employee is accused of murdering three former co-workers, and critically wounding two others at Advanced Granite...
The two forms of sexual harassment
Do you know the types and the differences between the two forms of sexual harassment? Please watch the following brief video for the answer:
The #1 charge of discrimination is...
The United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is the federal agency charged with enforcing and administering several...
Harvey Weinstein: To Harass or not to harass, that is the question
The sexual harassment scandal involving Hollywood bigwig Harvey Weinstein is expanding by the moment. More and more actresses including...
Conducting effective EEO witness interviews
Performing effective and efficient third party witness interviews when investigating an equal employment opportunity (EEO) complaint is...
CDC's Position on Youth Bullying
Employers of younger workers and school administration should take notice: Regarding the impact of bullying on our youth, the U.S....
What is discovery?
Do you know what purpose "discovery" serves in the civil litigation process in the United States? Please watch this short video for the...
Pre-employment testing to prevent workplace violence
One of the principal ways to mitigate the risk of workplace violence is to not hire employees who are abusive, quick to anger,...
Motivating desired performance
I have frequently addressed the fact that bullying constitutes an ineffective way to motivate employees. What is the opposite of bullying...
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