Recently, the Journal of Business Ethics published a study by the Naveen Jindal School of Management on the impact of abusive supervision in the workplace. For the study, abusive supervision was defined as a subordinate’s perception of their supervisor as engaging in sustained hostile verbal and non-verbal behaviors. The study...
Since 2010, Pennsylvania has paid $3.2 million in sexual harassment claims against state workers. The total involves approximately two dozen cases, although a financial settlement was not made in every situation. Additional cases are still pending. State Departments with the Most Complaints While the $3.2 million figure represents sexual harassment...
In January 2018, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) made a change to how it elects to dismiss qui tam lawsuits in which the federal government does not intervene. A qui tam lawsuit, often known as a whistleblower suit, is a claim where a private party claims that another...
It takes great courage to report sexual harassment on the job. Whether you have been victimized by sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, inappropriate comments or jokes, or any other form of harassment, it can be embarrassing and emotionally debilitating. It is never your fault, and it should always be...
Although sexual harassment claims have received recognition recently in the media and entertainment sectors, sexual misconduct occurs in all employment fields, especially when a power balance exists. Perhaps the most scandalous, however, is the fact that sexual harassment occurs on a state level, where government agencies do the best that...
Making the choice to be a parent and have a career is a woman’s right and privilege, but sometimes, it is not a choice at all. Today, two incomes are often needed just to survive, and mothers have no choice but to continue in the workforce. Sometimes, the mother is...