Marcus Lashley, an EEO professional with the Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA), recently directed my attention to some EEOC statistics involving discrimination charges in the federal sector. In fiscal year 2009, discrimination cases cost the federal government $12 million in legal fees, $10.2 million in compensatory damages, $15.7 million in lump-sum awards and
A federal government agency official recently told me that charges of employment discrimination were way up across his large department. Most cases, he said, involved hostile workplace environment claims, and about 97 percent were lacking merit and ultimately dismissed. My legal mind immediately thought, “Only 3 percent at most are
Tell business leaders there’s a new operational process that will increase safety, quality, teamwork and innovation, cut down on mistakes, surface problems, boost profitability, safeguard their brand, and reduce regulatory risk. Many executives will say they’re in the business of reality – not magical thinking – though perhaps in saltier
When senior leaders contradict the organization’s standards by making inappropriate comments or by failing to deal with others who do so, they’re sending the message to employees that the organization isn’t serious about those standards. When they require employees to attend ethics and compliance training but don’t show up themselves because they’re
Recently, I sat down with a colleague who works for a financial services firm. He was clearly anxious, so I asked him how he was. “Not so good,” he said. “I’m under the gun. I’ve got to finish 17 online compliance courses ranging from financial transactions to ethics and discrimination
Have our workplace leaders just lost it? That’s the question that comes to my mind after a string of recent stories involving Navy Captain Owen Honors, NFL quarterback Brett Favre, ESPN sportscaster Ron Franklin, and other public figures whose workplace acts have caught our attention. Are these scandals coming to light now
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