Social Media has its own language. Each social media venue has its own terminology as well. For those who are new to social media, the acronyms and terms create additional confusion. This article will attempt to reduce some of the looks at the terms associated with general social media, blogging, tweeting and LinkedIn networking.
Here is an excellent collection of social media terminology in this social media glossary.
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Sexual Favoritism is a form of sexual harassment. This type of harassment manifests in many forms. Find out whether your workplace suffers from this type of harassment.
Sexual Favoritism occurs when employees, who submit to a manager or supervisors sexual demands, are rewarded by that manager or supervisor. The victims in this case are those employees, who do not submit to the demands, therefore do not receive the “benefits” of the submission.
An example is when employees, who are otherwise denied raises or promotions, may claim that they were penalized… Continue reading
Age Harassment and DiscriminationNot sure whether the issue of age discrimination will effect you? Look at some of these Age Discrimination cases and monetary awards:
Kmart Corporation will pay a settlement and furnish other relief to settle an age harassment, constructive discharge and retaliation lawsuit. Over the course of four years, a pharmacy manager openly professed on several occasions that the pharmacist was “too old,” “should just retire,” and was “greedy” for continuing to work at age 70. Further, the manager continued to humiliate her in writing
Apr 11
Every company needs a social media policy. This helps prevent posting of company-related information, clarifies employee behavior, and reduces communication chaos.
Social media policies vary in purpose. Some policies define how the company social media marketers are to represent the company. Some policies define how all employees represent the company. This document addresses the employee who is charged with posting company-related information and the employee who is an unauthorized poster.
Personal Responsibility
Here are example hostile environment sexual harassment court cases. These cases were completed by the EEOC.
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced a settlement with London International Group, LLC (LIG) in a lawsuit charging the Eufaula-based plant, which manufactures condoms, with subjecting a class of employees to a hostile work environment in which they have been subjected to numerous racially and sexually derogatory cartoons and comments since 1995.
Award: $625,000 in monetary damages
EEOC v. Cheap Tickets, et al., Case Number CV-02–7117-WJR (VBKx)… Continue reading
Not sure whether the issue of sexual harassment will effect you? Look at some of these Quid Pro Quo court cases and monetary awards:
Quid Pro Quo
Fifteen women were sexually harassed. CEO of Del Laboratories of Farmingdale, N.Y, who occupied the most powerful position in the company, sought sexual favors in return for job benefits or opportunities, either by making promises to the women he harassed or by threatening them with unfavorable conditions if they refused his advancements. The case also contains hostile work environment issues, as… Continue reading
Apr 10
An employee is claiming a supervisor sexually harassed her.
What is your first step? Interview the victim of course! Take out your interview form and….
What? No interview form? Get this handy Interview Form by clicking the link at the bottom of this post.
Document, document, document! When faced with an employee who brings forth a claim of harassment or discrimination, it is imperative that you document all aspects of the claim. This handy claim form will support the process.
Apr 10
Documentation is very important. Good documentation will support your position and provide credibility to your claim. Keep a journal of all the events that contributed to the harassment and/or discrimination.
The following should be included in the documentation:
I am an online course designer -an excellent online course designer. I sell online Sexual Harassment Prevention training to corporations. I provide a demo course so people can see what they are getting. Sometimes I am contacted by a potential client and asked to view the entire course before purchasing.
So what do I say? No and lose a sale? Or yes and risk having my course ideas stolen by a competitor. These are risks that every designer deals with.
Chrome Zebra provides economic, online training solutions to support an employer’s harassment prevention training needs. Providing high quality harassment training for both supervisors and employees,
Chrome Zebra provides internet marketing courses that focus on social media marketing. Learn the social media skills and tools to bring your marketing to a new level.
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