or condition of employment is used as a basis for employment decisions affecting the individual, unreasonably interferes with the individual’s work performance, or creates a hostile, intimidating, or offensive working environment (OK admin. Code Sec. 335:15-3-10)”, according to the State Human Rights Commission. Sexual harassment is a violation of the State of Oklahoma’s Anti-Discrimination Act. Harassment can include verbal or physical gestures. It can include offering employment benefits in exchange
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Consensual Relationship Agreement Jessie Spell Strayer University BUS 520 Dr. Russell 07/22/2012 My paper pertains to Consensual Relationship Agreements within the workplace. I will start by defining consensual. Consensual means involving or based on mutual consent (Webster 2001). What is a Consensual Relationship Agreement? The legal name is “Love Contract”, it first surfaced eight years ago during Clintons’ Presidency. During the argument for the use of CRA’s in the workplace, I will
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Assignment 1: Employment-At-Will Doctrine Shanekia Jordan Professor Kimberly Ford LEG 500: Law, Ethics, and Corporate Governance 10/29/2013 Employment-At-Will is a policy that most states in the United States conform to in terms of employment. “At-Will” is when an employer can end a relationship with an employee at any given time, for any reason with the exception of an illegal one, for no reason without having any legal liability
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Abstract Romance in the workplace is not a novelty. As opposite poles attract each other similarly workforce of men and women at the same place has the effect of conjuring up human emotions that often gives birth to romance between co – workers. This may have significant consequences such as court trials, job insecurity and low morale. This paper will emphasis the importance of Consensual Relationship Agreements. A well drafted CRA
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Why do ethical dilemmas occur? How do you resolve such dilemmas? Illustrate. Your initial response is due by Thursday. Once you have posted your response, periodically read through the posts of other classmates during the week and comment on at least two. Ethical dilemmas occur in situations when a clear ethical resolution doesn’t exist. Instead of a clear ethical resolution, there is conflict in the decision making process as to what choice creates the more ethical outcome. Resolving an
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genetic stigmatization and discrimination without any commensurate benefit for the individual tested,” (Brandt; Rauf, 2004). When Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway (BNSF) tested their employees without the employees knowing about it, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) stepped in and cited that BNSF violated the employee’s equal rights through discrimination and the employee’s rights of privacy. These actions “raise serious concerns that such testing could pose a significant threat
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influence each other or fellow employees. The benefits and ramifications of implementing such an agreement have been highly debated by both employees and employers. The following paper will provide arguments for and against the use of CRAs, discuss the ethical principles involved, and identify a possible alternative to CRAs that would also address workplace romances. Consensual Relationship Agreement: The Pros Workplace fraternization has the potential to negatively affect behavior in the workplace in
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primary standards of CSR - ethics, employment practices and community involvement - that relate directly or indirectly to employees, customers and the local community (Marti, 2008). In fact, human resources management practices promote personal and professional employment, diversity at all levels and empowerment. According to Rimanoczy and Pearson (2010:14) the HR “has a key role to play by ensuring that their organization abides by accepted legal and ethical standards. It is part of their
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1994). This research and writing seeks to refocus attention on the collective service or ethics dimension. Ten topics comprising "the changing nature of the American workforce" are summarized, and each component is analyzed in terms of its negative ethical impact on employees and employee relations. Employee relations ethics is
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Whistleblowers are usually well educated individuals, often in the position of a senior or leadership role. They are generally driven by their moral and ethical belief that they have a duty to report any form of abuse that results in the attempt of a company or individual to be unfair or unjust in their actions for personal gain. It is the whistleblowers ethical and moral belief that gives them the motivation to report any allegations of fraudulent or unethical behavior in the work place. In the 2014
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