Posted on February 21, 2006 4:10 AM by
Shanti Atkins
Today, the US Supreme Court in Ash v. Tyson Foods decided that use of the term “boy” can alone be evidence of discrimination, depending on the factual circumstances.
In terms of the training implications, managers and employees alike need to be educated about the potential impact of language choices. Recognizing the importance of the issue, we just wove this USSC decision into one of ELT’s upcoming Workplace Harassment vignettes.
This is the beauty of e-learning programs. They can be seamlessly updated and revised to reflect cutting edge developments.
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Federal Harassment Training,