Tuesday, December 1, 2009

Be careful of Sexual Harassment Suits

My experience as a major corporate employee-contractor taught me that treating employees was good business. It kept them happier on the job and they performed better.

I know that from workplace experience. I am not a politician. Unlike politicians who never truly create real jobs. By the time I sold my interest in the company I created, I had over 10,000 permanent employees and well over 100,000 temporaries at any given time.

I had also written instructions for my employees to conform to Federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission standards. To be certain they knew the ground rules while at work.

Example of potential problems: Close to 100,000 complaints were filed by workers in 2008 on sexual discrimination of some sort. It can be bathroom issues of illicit advances, etc. based on gender.This can also be expensive because of attendant lawsuits.

Particularly for employers trying to overcome a deep recession when jobs are important.

Therefore, it does make good business sense as well as decency to be careful.

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