The Essential Guide to Handling Workplace Harassment & Discrimination

by Deborah C. England Attorney

Overview

Keep harassment and discrimination out of your workplace

Discrimination and harassment can poison the work environment, prevent employees from succeeding, undermine company diversity efforts, and even lead to costly investigations and lawsuits. But it doesn’t have to be that way: Armed with the information and strategies in this book, you can protect your employees and your company from illegal harassment and discrimination.

This book explains how to prevent harassment and discrimination—and quickly and effectively handle any incidents that arise.

You’ll learn how to:

• recognize harassment and discrimination
• develop an effective policy against discrimination and harassment
• train employees and managers
• conduct a fair and thorough investigation
• document your company’s response
• take action against wrongdoers
• respond to agency complaints, investigations and even lawsuits

Filled with real-world cases, answers to common questions, and tools you can use immediately in your company, The Essential Guide to Handling Workplace Harassment & Discrimination is your go-to guide for preventing and managing harassment and discrimination claims.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781413328950
Publisher:	NOLO
Publication date:	09/01/2021
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	312
File size:	4 MB

About the Author

Deborah England is a litigator with more than 20 years of employment law experience. She has published numerous articles and essays on employment and civil rights law, and frequently speaks on these topics before legal and HR professional organizations.

Table of Contents

Introduction PART I: Preventing Harassment and Discrimination 1. What Is Discrimination? 2. What Is Harassment? 3. Policies Prohibiting Harassment and Discrimination 4. Training PART II: Dealing With Harassment and Discrimination Claims 5. Investigating Complaints 6. Documentation 7. After the Investigation 8. Dealing With Government Agencies 9. Lawsuits Appendixes A. State Laws on Discrimination and Harassment B. Forms and Podcasts Index

Interviews

Employers seek and employ a diverse workforce, which requires staying current on discrimination and harassment laws to reinforce a welcoming, equitable, and respectful work environment. Smart employers learn the laws and court decisions that establish the legal requirements to prevent and address discrimination and harassment so that they’re well-prepared to prevent problems before they develop and promptly address them when they do occur. Knowledge is power—the power to create a workplace that inspires productivity and creativity because it discourages abuse and inequity, and produces the kind of workplace where talented, valuable people want to work.

Editorial Reviews

"Author Deborah C. England presents students, academics, and professionals working in a wide variety of contexts with a guide to best practices in the effective handling of workplace harassment and discrimination. The author has organized the nine chapters that make up the main body of her text in two parts devoted to preventing harassment and discrimination and dealing with harassment and discrimination claims. Individual chapters are devoted to dealing with government agencies, lawsuits, investigating complaints, and a wide variety of other related subjects. The author is a practicing attorney living in California."Eithne O'Leyne, Editor Ringgold, Inc.ProtoView

"(Nolo’s)…material is developed by experienced attorneys who have a knack for making complicated material accessible." Library Journal

"When it comes to self-help legal stuff, nobody does a better job than Nolo." USA Today

"Discrimination and harassment can poison the work environment, undermine employee morale, and even lead to costly investigations and lawsuits. In the era of #MeToo, it's more important than ever to take steps to prevent harassment and discrimination, as well as appropriately respond when incidents do happen. Armed with the information and strategies presented in "Essential Guide to Handling Workplace Harassment & Discrimination", company executives can protect their businesses and employees from illegal harassment and discrimination. "Essential Guide to Handling Workplace Harassment & Discrimination" shows how to: Develop policies prohibiting harassment and discrimination; Train employees and supervisors; Handle employee complaints and investigate claims thoroughly; Document your company's response; Take action against wrongdoers; Prevent illegal retaliation; Respond to agency complaints, investigations, and lawsuits. "Essential Guide to Handling Workplace Harassment & Discrimination" also provides the support company Human Resources executives need by posting significant developments on the online legal update page. Very highly recommended for corporate, community, and academic library Business Management collections and supplemental studies lists" The Midwest Book Review

From the Author: Employers seek and employ a diverse workforce, which requires staying current on discrimination and harassment laws to reinforce a welcoming, equitable, and respectful work environment. Smart employers learn the laws and court decisions that establish the legal requirements to prevent and address discrimination and harassment so that they’re well-prepared to prevent problems before they develop and promptly address them when they do occur. Knowledge is power—the power to create a workplace that inspires productivity and creativity because it discourages abuse and inequity, and produces the kind of workplace where talented, valuable people want to work.

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