De-friended?

The line between personal and work lives is getting harder to...

Tags: branching, social media, ph11, retaliation, harassment, preventing harassment

Borderline Office Gossip

A group of employees gossip about an affair at work and...

Tags: gossip, preventing harassment, ph11, borderline conduct, borderline, discrimination

Party Hotel: Michael

An employee gets upset when there is a harassment claim made...

Tags: branching, investigation, responsibility, manager, harassment, preventing harassment

Racism on the Construction Site: Steve

After a racist incident on a construction site, the manager thinks...

Tags: 29, series, anthony, steve, blue collar, joking

Out of Control General Manager: Julia

A waitress complains about her General Manager's inappropriate conduct towards her....

Tags: branching, restaurant, pervasive, severe, harassment, preventing harassment

Social Media at Work

A team uses social media at work and posts comments about...

Tags: 77, series, jeff, social media, communication, preventing harassment

Nate Gets More Uncomfortable

A female manager continues her flirtation with a subordinate employee which...

Tags: 106, preventing harassment, ph11, harassment, hostile work environment, types of harassment

Manager Response to a Claim

An employee complains to her manager about the uncomfortable work environment...

Tags: social media, 104, knew or should have known, ph11, liability, responsibility

All in Good Fun

With the rise of social media, activity that was once considered...

Tags: branching, harassment, discrimination, off-duty conduct, off-duty, harassment

Crossing the Line

Employees vent and gossip after receiving an assignment and news that...

Tags: janine, trina , dora, hostile work environment, medical condition, mental disability

Office favors

Employees should not have to put up with unwanted advances in...

Tags: 102, series, nate, preventing harassment, 2011, harassment

Generation Gap: Linda

An older manager and younger employee have difficulty understanding each other,...

Tags: branching, millenial, baby boomer, generation, generational differences, age

Misusing Intellectual Property

An employee discusses starting his own company and taking his work...

Tags: confidential information, confidentiality, intellectual property, ethics, code of conduct, confidentiality

Lost Flash Drive

An employee loses her flashdrive containing business information while on a...

Tags: jasmine, it, code, code of conduct, ethics, information security

Selecting the Right Candidate

A manager considers hiring one of two applicants. He can choose...

Tags: diverse applicant pool, hiring considerations, hiring, race, gender, personal recommendation