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Today, the Fair Employment and Housing Commission met in San Francisco and adopted revised AB 1825 regulations which can be found at: http://www.fehc.ca.gov/act/harass.asp.

Nothing has changed since the last regulations were circulated for public comment in late March.  (You can read about what drove the last round of modifications in my March 27 post.)

The regs now go to the Office of Administrative Law (OAL) for approval.

Stay tuned for more information on a potential effective date.

In the wake of the Virginia Tech tragedy, ELT has received multiple inquiries about workplace violence prevention.

As in almost all of these situations, there are multiple early warning signs, and proven protocols for reducing risk and saving lives. Today’s shocking news has revealed that the killer had a carefully executed plan, documented in writing and on video. This chilling premeditation is accompanied by mounting evidence that Cho Seung-hui exhibited high risk behavior and clear warning signs on multiple occasions over the past several years.

As our small contribution to assist during this very difficult time, I wanted to post information that is critical to preventing workplace violence. I hope our readers find this seven-step prevention plan helpful.

Power and sex in the workplace are sometimes black and white. That’s especially true when a romantic relationship is directly associated with a termination or pay cut — or on the flip side, with a promotion and pay raise. Take today’s news scandal about World Bank President, Paul Wolfowitz. Wolfowitz is in hot water because of his involvement in a huge pay raise and promotion for his girlfriend, Shaha Riza.

The World Bank scandal is just starting to build, and people are calling for Wolfowitz’s resignation. The Bank’s Board is meeting to discuss the matter, which has ignited antagonism over Wolfowitz’s appointment by the U.S. administration, as well as resentment over his role in the U.S. invasion of Iraq while he was deputy defense secretary.

But workplace harassment usually involves much more subtle issues — and is almost always about perception.