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States up the ante in harassment liability

02/01/2002

Two pivotal Supreme Court decisions in 1998 gave employers a powerful new weapon to defend themselves when sued because of harassment by a supervisor. But recent rulings in a handful of …

Consistency: Your key defense

01/01/2002

Three employees at a Minnesota prison complained when told they had to sit through a mandatory training session on gays and lesbians in the workplace. The warden tried to ease their …

Leaving managers untrained is ‘extraordinary mistake’

01/01/2002

Anthony Mathis had 24 years’ experience selling cars, but the application he dropped off at Phillips Chevrolet didn’t even get him an interview. The dealership hired seven younger salespeople. Mathis …

Update safety priorities to cut injuries, costs

01/01/2002

Companies typically get a return on investment of $3 for every dollar they spend improving workplace safety. But new research shows many companies place too little priority on accident causes that …

Liability doesn’t stop at company door

12/01/2001

The president of Windermere Relocation Services really wanted to win the Starbucks account. He told Maureen Little, the firm’s top corporate services manager, that he wanted to “do whatever it takes …

Be vigilant against bias in wake of terrorist attacks

10/01/2001

Following the attacks on Sept. 11, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is urging employers to guard against harassment of Arab-American and Muslim workers.
It wants companies to:
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Sweeten Deal to Retain Worker After Training

10/01/2001

Q. We just covered the entire cost for an employee to complete nurses’ aide training. We intended to draw up an agreement before the training so that this employee would be available to our business for six months before she could seek other employment, but we failed to discuss the agreement before the training. Can we have her sign such an agreement now? —C.E., Ohio

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States up the ante in harassment liability

Consistency: Your key defense

Leaving managers untrained is ‘extraordinary mistake’

Update safety priorities to cut injuries, costs

Liability doesn’t stop at company door

Be vigilant against bias in wake of terrorist attacks

Sweeten Deal to Retain Worker After Training

Test before deciding on employee’s limits

Risky environment won’t end your duty to reduce danger to staff

Don’t let policies rot on a shelf; educate staff or lose your defense

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