In Benic v New South Wales [2010] NSWSC 1039 the risk of harm was the plaintiff‚ a police officer‚ suffering psychiatric injury as a result of receiving a threat to his life in the course of his work. The alleged breach was the failure to provide prompt and appropriate psychological or psychiatric assistance. The court noted that whether the risk was not insignificant was to be analysed from the perspective of the defendant and was to be prospective: at [411]. The evidence was that the Commissioner
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What is Clay County’s policy for sexual harassment at the high school level? How does this compare to how other schools in the nation handle the issue of sexual harassment? Sexual harassment is defined by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission‚ or EEOC‚ as unwanted sexual advances and requests and other harassment of a sexual nature‚ which can be physical or verbal. The term “sexual harassment” itself was coined in 1975 by a small group of activists from Cornell University who were trying
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Causes of Sexual Harassment in Workplace According to Trida Prekel‚ in IPM journal‚ March 1989‚ Sexual Harassment‚ a deep-rooted problem‚ the causes of sexual harassment vary. Many of the causes are interrelated‚ linked to the culture and values in society‚ company‚ and to the roles‚ relative power and status of the men and women concerned‚ which will be then further discussed. Socialization The way in which men and women were brought up to themselves and others strongly influences their behaviour
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I chose this question because sexual harassment is an occurrence that can be so life changing for an individual that unfortunately has been face-to face with this reality. It has become very obvious that platforms such as social media have become inundated with instances of harassment. I feel very strongly against sexual harassment in any type of environment‚ it is a behavior that is unwelcomed‚ offending and in almost all cases humiliating and intimidating to the victim. Unfortunately‚ women‚ more
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Fitness Corp. ("Bally")‚ pursuant to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 ("Title VII")‚ 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq.‚ and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 ("ADA")‚ 42 U.S.C. § 12101 et seq.‚ alleging that she was the victim of sexual harassment and disability discrimination. Relying on the fact that Brennan signed an arbitration agreement‚ Bally moved to dismiss the Complaint and compel arbitration in accordance with Sections 3 and 4 of the Federal Arbitration Act ("FAA")‚ 9 U.S.C.
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Retaliation: Under the EEOC website there is a section on Retaliation as it relates to employment at the Federal Level‚ other government levels and the private sector. The website is more informative as it relates to the Federal Level‚ for it shows employees and employer managers on how to deal with and follow through with Retaliation issues (US EEOC Commission‚ 2015). Retaliation or “reprisal” is a means of treating employees badly because they complained about discrimination‚ filed a discrimination
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The technology used in laser tattoo removal is a type of technology that most people will take for granted. While it is not something that is used by most people‚ for certain people it is something that absolutely can change their lives. That is because the removal of a tattoo via laser tattoo removal is something that changes the way that society views them. One in eight people with tattoos regrets having them. While the reasons for such regret vary‚ one likely reason is the way that society reacts
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Kimberly Galloway HSM/230 Jamie Fake I worked at a company years ago and the company was so hostile towards certain employees that there were several occasion that I felt that I had to speak up. I was working for a transportation company and I was the warehouse manager. The warehouse workers were treated so badly that they were not even considered as equals with anyone else in the company. For instance‚ the warehouse was expected to open for business at 5am whether there was
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every employee is using social media at work it give people the chance to bully other team mates to start rumours‚ tease and degrade the fellow employees. This is very serious and can have serious consequences as it has been seen in the past. In conclusion‚ the use of social media in the workplace is counter-productive for the three main reasons listed above which are that it can be distracting and therefore the desired amount of work will not be completed‚ it can put a knegative image upon the workplace
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The EEOC Enforcement Process: What Every Manager Should Know More than half a century ago‚ the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission was created and continues to play an “irreplaceable role in the battle to eradicate employment discrimination. (Occhialino & Vail‚ 2005)” All managers within an organization must understand the EEOC enforcement process and should be able to initiate an investigation of the claim and respond to the EEOC promptly with the findings. Occhialino and Vail‚ 2005‚ found that
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