Bullying And Harassment

Sexual harassment happens in many industries. Whenever you hear stories about it, or if you’ve experienced it yourself, you may find yourself wondering how this type of behavior can go on. Don’t the harassers realize what they’re doing and the ramifications it’s going to have? They often don’t, studies have found. Instead, they tend to blame the victims. Deflecting the…

Bullying can happen to almost any child. Much of the time, it’s just a way for the bully to reach out and try to control their own life. They may feel that they have no influence or no voice otherwise, or they may seek to make themselves look and feel better by putting others down. It’s about the hierarchy more…

It sounds like a high school problem, but bullying never goes away. Even when you make your way into the working world, you’ll find that some people don’t treat you with the respect you deserve. And in many cases, they cross the line into “bullying territory.” If you’re bullied at work, you have two options: Put up with it and…

When you think of a classic bully, odds are you think of that cliche high school offender. Maybe it’s someone from the football team bullying a member of the band or the chess club. Maybe it’s a larger child bullying a smaller one. While the cliches exist for a reason, there are a few things to remember. First, not all…

Bullying can happen to anyone at any age. Often, there is an assumption that bullying only affects school-age children, but this is simply not the case. Many workers across the United States are negatively affected by bullying in the workplace, and this can affect a person’s enjoyment of life, as well as their ability to progress in their career. It…

In the school districts of Kansas City, like with others around the country, bullying is a problem for many students. Recent studies have shown that as many as 73% of students between the ages of 12 and 17 have experienced bullying at school. Bullying often comes from other students, but, in some cases, teachers are the culprits. With the rise…

Harassment and discrimination should never be tolerated in the workplace, and all workers have the right to be free from experiencing such behavior. However, it is an unfortunate fact that harassment and discrimination continues to occur in the workplace and that workers in some industries are more likely to be targeted than others. Workers in the service industry (those working…

We should all have the right to hold religious beliefs without fear of repercussions in the workplace. Your ability to carry out your work and perform well is not impacted by your religion, and your employer should not base employment-related decisions on irrelevant factors. Your right to be free from religious harassment in the workplace was outlined in 1964 in…

If you have become involved in a conflict with your employer because you made a sexual harassment claim, you will need to take the time to understand the next steps. The steps that you will be able to take will first depend on the contents of your employment contract in Missouri. In many cases, employment contracts include an arbitration clause.…

Bullying has been a part of the school experience for as long as there have been organized classrooms. For some reason, human nature encourages some kids, as well as some adults, to identify outsiders and torment them in many cases. Bullying is difficult enough to deal with when you are a full-grown adult. When you are a child, the long-term…