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Inappropriate, and likely illegal hiring practices
16 Oct 2023

Inappropriate, and likely illegal hiring practices

by Madeleine Ritterbusch | posted in: Job Doc Blog | 0

Q: As a new leader, in a new company, I am learning the ropes.  I like 90% of my role and my new employer.  However, this company is less structured, more casual.  We schedule a lot of fun events like … Continued

age discrimination, company culture, hiring, innapropriate behavior, job doc blog, new employees, new manager, sexual harassment
Inappropriate conduct, what to do
21 Mar 2022

Inappropriate conduct, what to do

by Madeleine Ritterbusch | posted in: Job Doc Blog | 0

Q:  I joined a small tech company last fall.  We are fairly informal.  Very few policies or documents.  As we return to our workplace, with a hybrid schedule, I expect that we will also return to our happy hours on … Continued

additional responsibilities, conflicts, job doc blog, new manager, sexual harassment
Inappropriate comments via a video call
24 Jan 2022

Inappropriate comments via a video call

by Madeleine Ritterbusch | posted in: COVID-19, Job Doc Blog | 0

Q:  At my company, we are all working remotely.  We have a weekly Zoom call on Friday mornings to share updates and client information.  During this Zoom call, a colleague, who was just hired late in 2021 sends me messages … Continued

COVID-19, job doc blog, new employee, sexual harassment, videoconferencing
Harassment over a video conference?
1 Mar 2021

Harassment over a video conference?

by Madeleine Ritterbusch | posted in: COVID-19, Job Doc Blog | 0

Q:  I recently participated in a Zoom event, which was paid for by my company, but coordinated, sponsored and delivered by one of our vendors.  During the event, this one participant who worked for this vendor, started chatting and messaging … Continued

COVID-19, job doc blog, sexual harassment, videoconferencing
Conduct outside of work, is it harassment?
4 Dec 2017

Conduct outside of work, is it harassment?

by Zach Ritterbusch | posted in: Job Doc Blog | 0

Q:  I joined a small tech company over the summer.  We are fairly informal.  No policies, handbook, training, etc.  On Fridays, someone usually runs out and buys beer, wine and pizza and the company picks up the tab.  Most of … Continued

job doc blog, office etiquette, office issues, sexual harassment
Can weird behavior equal harassment in the workplace?
6 Nov 2017

Can weird behavior equal harassment in the workplace?

by Zach Ritterbusch | posted in: Job Doc Blog | 0

Q: I work in a white-collar office in downtown Boston and this is my first job out of college.  Most of my colleagues are chill and professional.  I am a woman but I work in a male-dominated industry.  There is … Continued

HR services, job doc blog, office etiquette, office issues, sexual harassment
Foul mouth in the office
18 Jul 2011

Foul mouth in the office

by Patricia Hunt Sinacole | posted in: Uncategorized | 0

Do you work in an environment where swearing is commonplace, almost expected?

culture, office etiquette, sexual harassment
Harassment
11 Mar 2010

Harassment

by Patricia Hunt Sinacole | posted in: Articles | 0

Business leaders — did you know that many Massachusetts employers do not have a sexual harassment policy in place? In Massachusetts, the law requires employers with six or more employees to adopt a written policy against sexual harassment. Contact us … Continued

policy, sexual harassment, training

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