A company's policies are important but can be become a business litigation case when acts like shareholder oppression, breaches of contract and other matters occur. You have to follow many employment-related laws as an employer, and failing to do so -- even...
Employment Law
Do you have to accept flirting and touching from customers?
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...
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 --...
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?
Missouri is an at-will employment state but that still does not allow you to be fired for discriminatory reasons. If you believe you have been wrongfully terminated, contact today. As an employer, you certainly have the option to offer...
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...
3 employer mistakes when workers cite discrimination, harassment
An employee has concerns. She has reported misconduct in the form of sexual harassment, claiming the company harbors a misogynistic culture that tolerates boorish behavior while allowing managers to overlook women for their accomplishments and promotions. As an...