If you work in a customer service or sales position, having a good disposition is crucial to career success. You need to be friendly so that people want to work with you and so that customers come back to the business. Whether you wait tables, sell phone plans or help...
Year: 2021
Leadership roles don’t protect women from sexual harassment
Who do you suppose is more likely to experience sexual harassment in your workplace: Your female manager or their female administrative assistant? It might surprise you to learn that the manager is more at risk. Women in positions of power get harassed more often --...
Do you need a “granny cam” in your loved one’s nursing home?
It’s never easy to put a loved one in a nursing home. You’d much rather have them at home with you, but they require more care than you can give -- but you’re still concerned about their well-being. Maybe it’s time to get a “granny cam.” A new law makes cameras legal...
How to document sexual violence in the workplace
Legally speaking, workplace sexual harassment refers to any unwelcome sexual conduct or advances within the workplace that create a hostile, offensive and intimidating work environment. These can include continuous belittling or sexually-toned jokes, a workplace...
Is Missouri an at-will employment state?
As an employer, you certainly have the option to offer your employees contracts if you would like to do so. Providing a contact means that you can only fire that employee based on the regulations that the contract provides. For instance, it may say that the employee...
Sexual harassment could come from someone of the same gender
When you think of sexual harassment in the workplace, you may initially assume it involves two people of opposite genders -- and this is common. Much of the time, female workers are the victims in these situations, while male workers -- who may be higher up the...
Understand the elements you have to prove in a sexual harassment case
To make a claim against your employer or others for sexual harassment, you first should take steps to make sure that your case is actionable. There are some requirements that your case should meet to be sure that it will stand up in court. To start with, you need to...
Safeguarding the job rights of qualified disabled workers
Following is a scenario employed to highlight a labor-tied matter commanding broad significance in varied workplaces across the country. To wit: “Bill” has a confirmed disability that materially limits his engagement with one or more life activities. Although that...
How common is sexual harassment at work?
It probably will not surprise you to learn that women file more claims for sexual harassment at work than men. Over recent years many men have begun to realize just how much a part of life sexual harassment is for women of all ages. Most women and girls already knew...
Are there enough staff members at your loved one’s nursing home?
Nursing home neglect is more common than many people realize, and it can have serious ramifications for the victims. Elderly victims can suffer major injuries, see their existing conditions get worse or even pass away due to neglect. In some cases, this is because...