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End Sexual Harassment of Employees, or Your Board Could Be Held Liable.
Underwood, Julie – American School Board Journal, 1987
Defines sexual harassment and reminds school boards of their moral and legal obligation to protect employees and maintain an intimidation-free workplace. Offers several tips for preventing sexual harrassment and for launching investigations into complaints. (MLH)
Descriptors: Board of Education Role, Elementary Secondary Education, Legal Problems, Prevention
When Violence Threatens the Campus Workplace.
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Willits, Bob – CUPA Journal, 1994
A combination of economic and societal stresses contributes to workplace violence in higher education. College human resources professionals must become knowledgeable about its causes, implications, prevention, and appropriate responses. A three-tiered plan includes a preventive program, threat-management plan and team, and crisis management team.…
Descriptors: College Environment, Crisis Management, Emotional Disturbances, Employees
Ask or Don't Ask? Negligent Hiring and Defamation.
Block, Burel – School Business Affairs, 1993
Discusses the legal phenomenon of negligent hiring, what it is, how it has evolved, and where it will probably go. Lists ways to avoid a negligent-hiring lawsuit and provides 12 steps for reducing negligent hiring and defamation lawsuits. (MLF)
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Elementary Secondary Education, Employment Interviews, Employment Practices
Faculty and the Law Explosion: Assessing the Impact--A Twenty-Five Year Perspective (1960-85) for College and University Lawyers.
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Wright, Thomas H. – Journal of College and University Law, 1985
Teaching, research, and the basic relationship between faculty and their institutions take place in a climate more affected by law than ever, depriving faculty of an environment for effective teaching and research. But the impact has been indirect, marginal, and both positive and negative thanks to college administrators and lawyers. (MSE)
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, College Administration, College Faculty, Court Litigation
Accommodating Faculty and Staff with Psychiatric Disabilities.
Lee, Barbara A.; Ruger, Peter H. – 1997
This pamphlet discusses the legal protections for employees with psychiatric disabilities, and analyzes the decisions of federal and state courts in cases where employees who claimed a psychiatric disorder challenged an employment decision under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, or state law. It…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Behavior Disorders, College Administration, College Faculty
About Women on Campus. 1994. Volume 3. Numbers 1-4.
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Sandler, Bernice Resnick, Ed. – About Women on Campus, 1994
Four issues of a quarterly newsletter address programs, issues, and concerns of women students, faculty and administrators in higher education. Each issue contains many brief reports on events, news, litigation, legislation, and campus programs on the following topics: sexual harassment, working in academe, news from around the campus, sexual…
Descriptors: Campuses, College Administration, College Faculty, College Students
A Guide to Work-Based Learning: Business and Industry Risk Management Plan.
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Saginaw Public Schools, MI. – 1996
This guide is designed to provide assistance to business and industry when they engage in work-based learning programs, especially those targeted toward high school students. It is intended as a source of information regarding the basic provisions of child labor, safety and health, and liability. The guide identifies potential problems and…
Descriptors: Business Responsibility, Child Labor, Child Welfare, Compliance (Legal)