Sentences with phrase «policies against harassment»

Julie Yap, a Sacramento - based partner at Seyfarth Shaw, which represents employers, said she advises companies to emphasize their policies against harassment by non-employees as well as employees, to encourage reporting of incidents, and to require robust training.

The best way to do this is by implementing a policy against harassment, educating the work force regarding the policy and enforcing it.

After reporters pointed it out, YouTube removed the video for violating its policy against harassment, which was updated last year to include «hoax videos that target the victims» of breaking news tragedies.

Issues arising under the Rainforest Alliance's equal employment opportunity policy, including the policy against harassment, employee benefit policies and issues generally handled by individuals responsible for the Rainforest Alliance's personnel practices and procedures are not covered by this policy.

She added that cyberbullying is a violation of the school's policy against harassment, bullying and intimidation.

And in the case of a student who had used a Myspace profile to mock another girl as a slut who had herpes, the Fourth Circuit upheld the school's decision to suspend the student for violating a policy against harassment and bullying.

Not exact matches

Although the problem is complex, the fix in your business should be simple: Implement a zero - tolerance policy against sexual harassment and begin enforcing it today.

«We take this matter very seriously,» a ZocDoc spokeswoman tells Inc. «As a company, we pride ourselves on being a great place to work, and we have a long - standing policy against any forms of unlawful harassment or discrimination.»

Shortly after Charney left, American Apparel accused him of violating policies on harassment and retaliation against former employees.

Eliot Spitzer and current executive director of the nonprofit Union Settlement, says prohibiting the use of taxpayer dollars to settle sexual harassment claims brought against government employees, as Cuomo has proposed, is probably illegal and also bad policy.

Molinaro also spoke up for Stewart - Cousins, even though she is from the opposing party, saying it was «inexcusable» that a «talented capable woman in leadership» was left out of the talks, which included devising a new statewide policy against sexual harassment.

On Wednesday, Heastie wrote that the committee had revised its initial ruling and directed that McLaughlin receive a letter of admonition, saying that he violated the chamber's policies against sexual harassment, and stop publicly naming his accuser.

In the wake of the accusations against Lopez, the Assembly in 2013 began a review of sexual harassment policies and how it handles and investigates complaints.

Lerner says it appears the Assembly may have violated its own policies against sexual harassment, which require that any allegations of sexual harassment against an Assembly member be sent to the ethics committee.

It concluded this week that McLaughlin was responsible, and that doing so violated the chamber's policy against disclosure, and said that McLaughlin's disclosure «indicates that he is guilty of the sexual harassment of which he was accused.»

Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, a Democrat, and Senator Jeffrey Klein, the leader of the Independent Democratic Conference, a group of renegade Democrats who often collaborate with the Republicans, also signaled their willingness on Tuesday to tighten policies against workplace sexual harassment.

The new policies allow for publicly - funded payouts for substantiated claims of harassment against state employees, but would require them to reimburse the government within 90 days.

Cuomo, who is positioning himself for a potential 2020 presidential run, wants to prohibit taxpayer funds being used to settle harassment allegations against individuals, bar secrecy of such settlements, create a uniform sexual harassment policy for all parts of state and local government and create an anonymous whistleblower tip line for individuals to report misconduct.

Under the new policy, everyone is a mandated reporter — a change that could help defend against situations like that in Kellner's office, where a staffer had reported harassment on its victim's behalf.

The Assembly revised its policies in 2012 following revelations that taxpayers had paid to settle multiple sexual harassment allegations against former Assemblyman Vito Lopez.

The Assembly's newest sexual harassment policy warns that touching — including brushing against the body, squeezing, hugging, massaging or patting — may fall under the category of sexual harassment, but that has not ended the practice.

Lerner says it appears the Assembly may have violated its own policies against sexual harassment, which require that any allegations of sexual harassment against an Assemblymember be sent to the ethics committee.

«There are a number of things in this policy that I'm very proud of that I'd like to see in every sexual harassment policy, including the private sector,» said Rossein, who has since been retained by the Assembly as an outside counsel to investigate complaints against members, in an interview with Gotham Gazette.

«I was made aware in December last year that a complaint made against me was being referred to Labour's national constitutional committee as a potential breach of the party's policy on sexual harassment.

This morning, in a 2 - 3 vote, Erie County Legislator Barbara Miller - Williams, Legislator John Bruso and Legislator Peter Savage voted against a resolution asking the County Attorney to draft a county policy that would prevent expenditure of public dollars to settle harassment claims.

«I hope the university is using this opportunity to re-evaluate it's process and policies so that vulnerable students have better protections in place to guard against sexual harassment from faculty moving forward.»

Many academics are upset that Berkeley didn't take stronger disciplinary actions against Marcy after the investigation concluded that he had violated sexual harassment policies.

One little girl, Lucy, files a «harassment» complaint against the school's founder when he forces kids to stop jumping onto a mattress from some storage bins (after two kids injure themselves doing so), and then announces her intention to ignore any school policies made unilaterally by the administration.

Many employment law consultants insist that enterprises would better remind their employees of any corporate policies against sexist behavior and harassment frequently.

For complaints against staff only, these procedures supersede the Interim Harvard Law School Sexual Harassment Policy and Procedures.

guidelines and programs for in - service education programs for all district staff members to ensure effective implementation of school policy on school conduct and discipline, including but not limited to, guidelines on promoting a safe and supportive school climate while discouraging, among other things, harassment, bullying and discrimination against students by students and / or school employees; and including safe and supportive school climate concepts in the curriculum and classroom management; and

Allegations against celebrities along with a recent resolution agreement between a California district and the U.S. Department of Education Office of Civil Rights should be stark reminders that schools must be vigilant about policies and practices regarding harassment and hostile environments.

Although typically brought up in discussions about unequal opportunities in women's athletics, the law also requires that schools have a Title IX coordinator to handle complaints and address concerns if related issues arise, and that they have policies in place to combat sexual harassment as well as discrimination against pregnant students.

It is the policy of IVHS not to engage in discrimination against or harassment of any person employed or seeking employment with the Inland Valley Humane Society on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, medical condition, ancestry, marital status, age, sexual orientation, citizenship, or status as a covered veteran.

I'm sure a company of any modest size has policies against sexual harassment, and I'm also sure that there are also people that have been let go from those companies through the years because they sexually harassed someone.

The Cooper Union has established separate policies, published elsewhere, to adjudicate claims of academic dishonesty, sexual and relationship violence, and claims of discrimination or harassment against a protected class (e.g., race, sex, gender expression and identity, and disability).

In addition to the existing protection against discrimination and harassment based on prohibited grounds in human rights legislation, employees in Alberta, British Columbia and Ontario will also benefit from Occupation Health and Safety legislation stipulations requiring workplace policies for violence and harassment.

The bill also states that any agreement provision that «waives any substantive or procedural right or remedy relating to a claim of discrimination, retaliation, or harassment shall be deemed against public policy and unenforceable.»

Jonathan also concentrates on and advises US and multinational corporations and executives in all aspects of employment law, including drafting and negotiating employment and separation agreements, corporate restructurings and reductions in force, employment advice related to corporate transactions, internal corporate investigations, handbooks and policy manuals, sexual harassment and other sensitivity training, protecting against employee raiding and theft of confidential information, and compliance with all federal, state, and local discrimination laws.

Employers must consult with the joint health and safety committee or a health and safety representative at their workplace, as the case may be, to develop and maintain a written program to implement the workplace harassment policy that includes protection against sexual harassment.

Ensure that the employer you advise has an effective policy against psychological harassment in the workplace

Anyone with whom a superintendent has to interact at the condominium should be aware of the condominium corporation's policies against workplace discrimination, harassment and violence.

An interpretation of the Act that finds employers are obligated to create and maintain a policy by which workers may bring forward complaints of harassment but are nevertheless free to terminate, or otherwise penalize or retaliate against, any worker for having actually made a complaint under that policy is, in my view, untenable.

It's simply incoherent to say that an employer has to implement a policy detailing how it will respond to a harassment complaint, but is nonetheless free to ignore the policy - and even engage in reprisals against the employee who made the complaint.

Represented scores of individuals in lawsuits against their former employers regarding claims of discrimination, harassment, and retaliation based on disability, sex, gender, sexual orientation, age, race, and other protected classes and activities in violation of the Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA), California Family Rights Act (CFRA), Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA), American Disabilities Act (ADA), and public policy.

If the employer has an internal harassment policy, a harassed employee could lodge a compliant against the alleged perpetrator under it.

Currently, the Canada Labour Code «defines sexual harassment, establishes the rights of employees and obligations of employers, and sets out the required contents of a policy against sexual harassment.»

All the insured persons under this policy are eligible for cover against cases of sexual harassment, wrongful termination, discriminatory acts and other acts that might incur loss to the organization.

Supported compliance projects college wide for receipt of updated MA State policies (conflict of interest, sexual harassment, drug - free workplace) and MCAD (MA Commission Against Discrimination)