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

Ready for Data Storage

Teasing that makes people feel excluded or unwanted undercuts our ability...

Tags: age, severe, harassment, pervasive, severe and pervasive, preventing harassment

Guys at Lunch

Three co-workers have lunch together and two co-workers tease the third...

Tags: 113, branching, reid v. google, series, rick, brian

Disneyland Tickets

A manager considers getting a business colleague Disneyland tickets when he...

Tags: uk bribery act, bribery, fcpa, foreign corrup practices act, conflict of interest, gift

Angry Professor: JD

A professor is accused of inappropriate behavior with a student after...

Tags: branching, college, university, school, liability, responsibility

Price Fixing at the Trade Show

What should an employee do if a competitor starts talking about...

Tags: anti-trust, competitor, ethics, antitrust, code of conduct, corruption

Gay Professor

A gay professor experiences offensive comments from colleagues based on some...

Tags: diversity, severe and pervasive, harassment, preventing harassment, ph9, sexual orientation

Angry Professor: Heather

A manager is obligated to investigate a complaint of inappropriate behavior...

Tags: branching, series, 2009, preventing harassment, higher education, professor

SMART Goals

A manager uses the SMART strategy when giving a goal to...

Tags: smart goals, smart, performance management, management, performance, feedback