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EEOC Protects Nurse from Retaliation

American Medical Compliance

One type the EEOC protects workers from is retaliation, which describes when a workplace punishes an employee for reporting instances of discrimination, typically sexual harassment. Preventing Retaliation Employers must protect workers from reprisal if they speak out about sexual harassment.

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LGBTQ+ nursing: Glancing back, looking forward

American Nurse

Key nursing stakeholders such as the American Nurses (ANA) and the American Academy of Nursing (AAN) have issued policy statements supporting LGBQT+ equality. I would like to believe that the very nature of nursing education itself, done correctly, has the ability to dispel our implicit biases against sexual and gender minorities.

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Study: 40% of Michigan Nurses Plan to Quit

Scrubs

So just as we bring the nurses in, they’re going to be very likely to leave,” added Friese, who is a professor of nursing, health management and policy at the University of Michigan and director of the Center for Improving Patient and Population Health. Safety continues to be a major concern for providers across the state.

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The Importance of Workplace Diversity

Celayix

This includes variations in age, gender, race, ethnicity, religion, disability, sexual orientation, education, and national origin. Implementing Inclusive Policies and Practices: Policies should reflect a commitment to diversity and inclusion. We encourage businesses to take proactive steps towards becoming a diverse company.

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How Workplace Violence Impacts Home Health Nurses

Nurse.com

Of the participants, 50% reported incidents of verbal aggression, 26% noted workplace aggression, 23% experienced workplace violence, and 25% encountered sexual harassment — just from the previous year. This factor is key to taking steps to reducing workplace violence incidents and their effects on the nursing workforce.

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ESG Due Diligence Considerations in the Healthcare Industry

Healthcare Law Insights blog

Some of the common ESG measures adopted by players in the healthcare industry include: looking internally, examining their company culture and their commitment to diversity, equity (including pay equity) and inclusion, as well as examining the vendors and suppliers with which they deal and their commitments to diversity, equity and inclusion, replacing (..)

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How to Stop Cyberbullying in the Workplace

Healthy Workforce Institute

According to Teresa Daniel , Dean of the Human Resource Leadership Program at the University of Louisville, cyberbullying is, “bullying behavior in the form of intimidation, threats, humiliation and harassment that takes place through the use of computers, cellphones or other electronic devices.”. Public shaming via a mass email.