The Essential Guide to Handling Workplace Harassment & Discrimination - Tapa blanda

Employees filed nearly 83,000 discrimination, harassment and retaliation claims against their employers in 2007. And according to a recent New York Times article, the down economy appears to be causing an increase in the number of employee-initiated lawsuits.The Essential Guide to Handling Workplace Harassment & Discrimination is a practical guide for human resources professionals, managers, and supervisors who are responsible for addressing and preventing harassment and discrimination problems in the workplace. It takes into account the practical realities of applying the law on a day to day basis, and answers common questions that those dealing with harassment and discrimination are likely to face regularly.Neither a strictly formulaic legal text (the book includes samples, quizzes, and audio scenarios to help readers apply the principles they’re learning), nor an HR-only book (it covers the most important legal concepts and principles that professionals need to deal with workplace discrimination, including summaries of the most recent and important court cases), The Essential Guide to Handling Workplace Harassment & Discrimination is an essential and easy-to-read desk reference, covering: · definitions of harassment and the various forms of discrimination · explanations of when and how discrimination occurs · the elements of effective policy and how to communicate it to the team · how to conduct training and what it should cover · how to properly, respectfully receive a complaint · how to legally conduct and conclude an investigation · what documents need to be kept on-hand and what they should look like · dealing with investigating agencies, and much more.

Deborah England is an employment attorney with over 20 years of experience. She has published numerous articles and essays on employment and civil rights law, and is the co-author of The Essential Guide to Family and Medical Leave, published by Nolo. She makes her home in the San Francisco Bay Area.