Long gone are the days where the word “bullying” conjured up images of a schoolyard kid stealing someone’s lunch money. These days, we think of threats sent on Twitter, prank videos gone wrong, and prejudice-based comments. The History of Online Bullying If you’re a...
Although the case played out in courtrooms several years ago, King v. U.S. Bank is as relevant as ever in today’s increasingly litigious society. Corporate leadership and human resource departments would serve themselves —and their bottom lines — well by revisiting...
Chances are, you’ve uttered a relatively common phrase at some point that made you pause and think: “Wait, is that offensive to say?” Most of us have been there, especially in recent years as certain words’ appropriateness (or rather, inappropriateness) has...
The Washington Commanders have been in the news this year for all the wrong reasons. Headline after headline has painted a picture of a toxic workplace, where wrongdoers were regularly enabled and shielded from consequences. In many ways, the Commanders’ response to...
Unfortunately, we are at a time when we’re growing increasingly accustomed to seeing news stories about harassment in the workplace with many of these claims coming from women. While the #MeToo movement originally started in 2006, it became a deafening cry with...
As investigators, we know that any type of workplace investigation can be fraught with a litany of problems or special circumstances. As such, knowing how to navigate these nuances is critical to maintaining control and credibility while conducting investigations in...
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