01st July 2007
RETALIATION
Tempted? THINK AT LEAST TWICE!!
Retaliation can come in a lot of different shapes, and sizes, so let’s tune our discussion to Retaliation in the world of Discrimination Law.
Yes Discrimination:
· Age Discrimination
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01st July 2007
Management Responsibilities
Once an individual assumes a management role, His/Her responsibility is now to the entire group of employees on his/her staff, which we will refer to as the team. As a general rule, it would not be uncommon for the new ma...
01st July 2007
The Ethics of Executive Compensation
Would you love to have a means of having your friends and closest work buddies, determine your salary? And would you be likely to help those friends themselves increase their salaries? How about if in helping thos...
01st July 2007
Ethics in Business Communications.
Privacy issues around words such as “Personal”, “Private”, “For the Eyes of Department Management Only”, “Privileged” and other words requesting Privacy in communications.
It is incumbent upon ma...
01st July 2007
Why are we not ALL covered under the Discrimination Laws?
The thought that “All Men are Created Equal” was one of the founding building blocks of this great country. Unfortunately, it is historically correct to say that we have not always lived up ...
01st July 2007
Are defensive weapons available to all U.S. Citizens?
I have long felt that all Americans should be able to own and utilize Defensive Weapons. Now while I consider that a “right” that we have, I also feel that it is a “right” that we should for...
01st July 2007
Confidentiality—Can You Honor It?
CONFIDENTIALITY
Must You or Can’t You Honor It?
Today, we look at Confidentiality as an issue in harassment and Sexual Harassment environments. It literally is a dual edged sword, one that has strict consider...
01st July 2007
THE AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSE:
SOMETHING FOR EVERYBODY
Some might consider the Affirmative Defense to be a Dual Edged Sword. It is sharp--well focused and can hurt you really badly, if you are either unaware of the Affirmative Defense--or ignore it.
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01st July 2007
The Equal Opportunity Harasser
Bad Management at it's Worst
One of the backside realities of case law in Discrimination Cases is know as the Equal Opportunity Harasser. It is based on the 1998 U.S. Supreme Court Case of Joseph Oncale vs. Sundo...
