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Utah continues to be a tough place for women. Over half of Utah women think they have a lower status in the workplace than men, according to a new survey. The poll found that 53.75 percent of respondents said they definitely or probably believe women in Utah have an overall lower workplace status than men....

  According to an article in The Cut — a New York Media publication — several current and former McDonald's employees have come forward to speak out against sexual harassment, which has reportedly run rampant in the company. One McDonald's employee said that after being promoted to a low-level management position, she began experiencing explicit sexual...

Building and maintaining a safe workplace takes the active involvement of an employer's human resources (HR) department. The purpose of HR is to accommodate the needs of employees and employers, as well as ensure that a company is in compliance with state and federal laws. Among the many functions fulfilled by HR, protecting employees from...

  Since its inception in 2017, the #MeToo movement has unveiled a staggering number of workplace sexual harassment incidents. During 2018 alone, more than 7,600 complaints of sexual harassment were reported to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) — a 13.6 percent increase from 2017. This is despite the overall decline in reports of workplace...

Sexual harassment still remains a problem that women, and some men, face in the workplace. Offenders often see nothing wrong with their actions, nor do they show any remorse. Now, many victims and those who show their support are fighting back. An article in Market Watch reports that in 2017, the emerging #metoo movement unveiled...