Essential Guide to Handling Workplace Harassment & Discrimination, The
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Essential Guide to Handling Workplace Harassment & Discrimination, The

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eBook - PDF

Essential Guide to Handling Workplace Harassment & Discrimination, The

About this book

Discrimination and harassment can poison the work environment, undermine employee morale, and lead to costly investigations and lawsuits. So, employers seeking to employ a diverse workforce must stay current on discrimination and harassment laws. It’s more important than ever to take steps to prevent harassment and discrimination, as well as appropriately respond when incidents do happen. 

The Essential Guide to Handling Workplace Harassment & Discrimination is a resource every human resources manager, small business owner, or other general manager or supervisor should have. This book explains workplace harassment and discrimination, how it can be prevented, and how employers can comply with their legal obligations when responding to employee complaints. It describes the laws and court decisions establishing the legal requirements to prevent and address discrimination and harassment, providing examples and answering frequently asked questions. 

Armed with the information and strategies in this book, you can protect your company and employees from illegal harassment and discrimination. You’ll learn how to:

• 	 develop policies prohibiting harassment and discrimination

• 	 train employees and supervisors

• 	 answer sensitive questions from employees

• 	 handle employee complaints and investigate claims thoroughly

• 	 document your company’s response

• 	 take action against wrongdoers

• 	 prevent illegal retaliation, and

• 	 respond to agency complaints, investigations, and lawsuits.

The Essential Guide to Handling Workplace Harassment & Discrimination can help businesses of all sizes deal with the sensitive and difficult issues that arise with workplace harassment and discrimination.

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Yes, you can access Essential Guide to Handling Workplace Harassment & Discrimination, The by Deborah C. England in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Law & Human Resource Management. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Publisher
NOLO
Year
2024
Print ISBN
9781413332049
eBook ISBN
9781413332056
Edition
6
Topic
Law
Index
Law

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Table of Contents
  4. Introduction
  5. Part I: Preventing Harassment and Discrimination
  6. 1. What Is Discrimination?
  7. 2. What Is Harassment?
  8. 3. Policies Prohibiting Harassment and Discrimination
  9. 4. Training
  10. Part II: Dealing With Harassment and Discrimination Claims
  11. 5. Investigating Complaints
  12. 6. Documentation
  13. 7. After the Investigation
  14. 8. Dealing With
  15. 9. Lawsuits
  16. Appendix A: State Laws on Discrimination and Harassment
  17. Appendix B: Forms
  18. Index
  19. Book Registration
  20. Additional Employment Law Resources at Nolo.com