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Everyone deserves fair treatment both in their daily lives and in their place of work. Sadly, as many employees in Missouri know, not everyone is granted the respect and fairness they deserve. In fact, in an alarming number of cases, workers are subjected to serious discrimination, mistreatment and abuse at work from their colleagues and even their employers. To make…
Experiencing unfair treatment at work is a horrible thing and one that can be extremely distressing. A hostile work environment can make your job very difficult and have a significant negative effect on your mood and your general well-being. Yet unlike some uncomfortable situations, it is often not as simple as just walking away. You still want to do your…
Many workers in Missouri know that you cannot always get on with everyone in your place of work. No matter how good you are at your job, there may be people with whom you simply do not gel. Hopefully you will both be able to get on with your jobs with as little conflict as possible. Unfortunately, some people choose…
Missouri residents may be interested to learn that a federal appeals court recently upheld a $1.5 million verdict in a sexual harassment case. The lower court jury verdict had been reached after the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against a North Carolina-based company on behalf of four employees. The EEOC claim alleged that a supervisor…
One of the more insidious consequences of sexual harassment on the job is that those victimized feel vulnerable and powerless. Sadly, some are even told that they should shut up about it and just put up with it in order to retain their jobs. Missouri workers who are subjected to workplace sexual harassment need to understand that there are actions…
Kansas City workers may wonder if the negative behaviors directed at them on the job meet the standards of workplace harassment, particularly when it is of a sexual nature. Federal employees with the Department of Labor have protections in place to prevent these incidents of harassment, but other workers also are covered under state and federal laws preventing harassment in…
Certainly no employee should have to put up with sexual harassment in the workplace simply to be able to continue earning their paycheck. But there is a form of sexual harassment that is even more insidious for Missouri residents and their children — the sexual abuse of minors by the adults and authority figures that are trusted to take care…
Most Missouri workers probably think that they understand the definition of sexual harassment on the job. But not all sexual harassment is blatant. There are more subtle forms of sexual harassment that are just as damaging and still as illegal. Simply telling a coworker or subordinate that they look nice occasionally does not rise to the level of sexual harassment…
Sexual harassment used to be the dirty little secret Missouri workers had to put up with in order to keep their jobs. Fortunately, there are now laws in place to protect workers, yet this practice still occurs in some companies and on job sites. Sometimes, it’s simple ignorance of the law that permits the unwelcome behaviors. Other times, it can…
It’s the dirty little secret in the workplace — male sexual harassment. Traditionally thought of as only a “women’s issue,” on the job sexual harassment of males is increasing. Within the last 20 years, the number of sexual harassment charges that were filed by men doubled. Just three years ago, complaints filed by men made up 16.3 percent of all…