Zero Tolerance Anti-Harassment Policies

Zero-Tolerance Anti-Harassment Policies

Every organization should have a written anti-harassment policy. These policies should prohibit harassment based on all legally protected characteristics. This usually include sex, race, age, disability, and religion, among others. I suggest that most employers should have “zero tolerance” for violations of these policies. But what does that mean? [Related Webinar: Investigating Workplace Harassment Complaints Without …

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Trick or Treat Sexual Harassment

Workplace Trick or Treat: Sexual Harassment

Sexual harassment is a hot topic in the media these days. Frankly, it’s hot in more than one sense. In the “hot potato” sense, in that no one really wants to touch it. But also in terms of these definitions of “hot” from Merriam-Webster: “of intense and immediate interest” and “marked by violence or fierceness.” …

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New York Pay Frequency

New York Pay Frequency Laws

Do you know how often you must pay your employees? Federal law does not directly address this issue for most employers. But state laws often do. This post describes the most prevalent New York pay frequency requirements for private employers. New York’s payday laws do not apply to most public (governmental) employers. Many public employees …

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