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Harassment Charges Increase

Friday, December 17th, 2010

EEOC Announces Highest Number of Discrimination Charges in Agency’s 45-Year History

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Posted by Shanti Atkins

Employers Embrace Enhanced Compliance & Prevention Efforts to Manage Escalating Risk in the Face of Expanded EEOC Enforcement Efforts

Just released Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charge statisticsfor FY 2010 set yet another record – both in number of charges, and total dollars recovered from employers. On the heels of two consecutive years of record high charges in 2008 and 2009, the 2010 statistics demonstrate a resilient and powerful trend of increased exposure to costly discrimination claims.

The total number of charges filed in FY 2010 rose to a record 99,022, up 7.1% from FY 2009. While the agency has not yet released the charge details by protected category, employers can expect to see retaliation, race, religious and disability discrimination top the list as they did in 2009.

The rise in EEOC charges is not surprising. The ADA Amendment Act, the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act, and the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act have expanded the EEOC’s statutory authorities, making it easier to file a discrimination claim.

Continued high unemployment is also a major factor in these numbers. Significant layoffs and terminations, coupled with a scarcity of alternative employment, has drastically expanded the pool of potential claimants and litigants. Given our “jobless recovery” employers can expect to see the trend of rising discrimination claims continue into 2011.

Along with the number of charges filed, the EEOC is boasting a record $319 million recovered from employers -the highest level in the Commission’s history. The agency is crediting the increase to easier filing procedures and extensive training for their employees – both part of a bigger systematic initiative to more efficiently and effectively enforce discrimination laws. The EEOC’s increased efforts are clearly working. Despite the surge in charges, the agency was able to keep its backlog relatively constant from 2009-2010.

The shift in control of the House of Representatives will also drive even greater enforcement activities in the coming year. Though Republicans now control the House, the Obama Administration does not need Congressional approval to work through federal agencies (like the EEOC) to enforce existing laws. So in 2011, the Administration will undoubtedly place even greater emphasis on enforcement.

The EEOC is better equipped than ever to investigate the record number of claims being filed – and employers need to be prepared. Now’s the time for organizations to enhance their comprehensive anti-discrimination policies to cover all forms of discrimination.

But remember, employees rarely read policies and policies alone do not effectively guide and change behavior. U.S. Supreme Court and EEOC guidelines require companies to provide the entire workforce with effective and periodic training. Being able to prove that such preventative education programs are in place can help employers to establish a robust and valuable litigation shield that can help to eliminate claims, and to significantly reduce damage awards.

With both strong policies and effective anti-discrimination training, employers will be well equipped to avoid the rising tide of EEO claims. But if the EEOC comes knocking on your door, effective training can help to assert powerful affirmative defenses that can save your organization millions.

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Services Available – Expertise – Presentations – The Inspiring Esquire

Friday, July 30th, 2010

Partial Lineup of Inspirational & Educational Presentations:

I. The Inspiring Esquire Inspirational Presentations

• Caring for Caregivers: Reclaiming Posi-spective

An inspirational talk providing insights as to why many care receivers and their families neglect to demonstrate appreciation for caregiving, the power of positive care giving and the deteriorating effect of negativity on care receivers reflecting upon my personal journey with Parkinsons and with my daughter’s medical conditions. How to reclaim your positive perspective or Posi-spective. Designed for all health care providers and caregivers of any kind, large or small. Attendees will be rejuvenated  and have a much improved attitude.

• Caring for Service Providers: Reclaiming Posi-spective

An inspirational talk providing insights as to why many customers neglect to demonstrate appreciation for service, the power of positive service and the effect of negativity on the organization relating my personal journey with Parkinsons and with my daughter’s medical conditions. How to reclaim your positive perspective or Posi-spective. Designed for service providers of any kind, large or small. Attendees will be rejuvenated  and have a much improved attitude.

• Positively Handling a Life-Changing Illness: Becoming a Proud Person with Parkinsons

An inspirational talk providing insights as to why many care receivers and their families have a difficult time adjusting to a life-changing illness, the power of having a positive attitude and the deteriorating effect of negativity relating my personal journey with Parkinsons and with my daughter’s medical conditions. How to empower your positive perspective or Posi-spective. Designed for all care receivers and their families, large or small audiences. Attendees will be rejuvenated  and have a much improved attitude.

II. Learn Success Today Seminars & Workshops

• Nine Principles to Enhance Personal Success

An inspirational and educational talk providing nine personal success enhancement principles including envisioning, intensity, awareness and attitude. How to obtain personal success. Designed for everyone, large or small audiences. Attendees will be rejuvenated, have a much improved attitude and the skills necessary to achieve personal success.

• Nine Principles to Enhance Professional Success

An inspirational and educational talk providing nine professional success enhancement principles including envisioning, intensity, awareness and attitude. How to obtain professional success. Designed for everyone, large or small audiences. Attendees will be rejuvenated, have a much improved attitude and the skills necessary to achieve success.

• Supervisor Training on Respect & Appreciation

An inspirational and educational talk providing training to existing supervisors and supervisors-in-training on successfully establishing a work environment based upon respect and appreciation. How to create a productive work environment based upon respect and appreciation. Designed for everyone in management, large or small audiences. Attendees will be rejuvenated, have a much improved attitude and the skills necessary to achieve success as supervisors.

• Positively Handling Adversity

An inspirational and educational talk providing insights as to why many employees have a difficult time handling adversity, the power of having a positive attitude and the deteriorating effect of negativity relating my personal challenges including Parkinsons and  my daughter’s medical conditions. How to empower your positive perspective or Posi-spective. Attendees will be rejuvenated and have a much improved attitude.

• Diversity Enhancing Profitability

An educational talk providing insights as to how diversity in a workplace improves the quality of the work force and profitability of the organization. Attendees will be more willing to embrace and seek out diversity and have a much improved attitude about diversity.

• Negotiation Skills Training

An educational talk providing insights as to the psychology of the negotiation dance/game/production and fifteen understandable steps for more effective negotiation. Designed for everyone, large or small audiences. Attendees will be more confident in their ability to negotiate and have a much improved attitude.

III. Proactive Prevention Culture – Enhance Bottom Line Profits, Reduce Turnover of Quality Employees, Eliminate Wasted Fees Paid to Attorneys, Minimize Settlement and Lawsuit Payouts, and Prevent Distractions From Causing Reduced Productivity

• Proactive Workplace Harassment Prevention

Harassment can not be rationalized as a cost of doing business. It is preventable and I have seen it eliminated in the workplace. How to proactively prevent workplace harassment. Designed for all employees, large or small audiences. Attendees will have a better appreciation for their role in harassment prevention and have a much improved attitude.

• Proactive Workplace Injury Reduction

An inspirational and educational talk providing insights as to why workplace injuries exist. Injuries are preventable and I have seen substantial reduction of injuries in the workplace. How to proactively reduce workplace injuries. Designed for all employees, large or small audiences. Attendees will have a better appreciation for their role in injury prevention and have a much improved attitude.

• Painful Lessons Learned from a Truck Fatality

An educational talk providing painful lessons learned as a result of  a company-owned truck driven by a company employed driver which lost its load killing a mother of two young children in a vehicle traveling the opposite direction. How to prevent as well as prepare for work-related fatalities including notification, family contact, media response, investigation, interviews, role of the DOT, and retaining Litigation Counsel.

• Proactive Labor Relations & Representation Irrelevancy

An inspirational and educational talk providing insights as to why union organizing exists. Unionization is avoidable. How to proactively prevent workplace unionization. Designed for all supervisory and executive employees, small audiences. Attendees will have a better appreciation for their role in union avoidance.

• Effective Workplace Romance Policies

An educational talk providing insights as to why workplace romance exists. No policy on workplace romance is perfect. How to proactively prevent issues related to workplace romance. Designed for executive and human resource employees, large or small audiences. Attendees will have a better appreciation for their role in addressing workplace romance issues.

Author of American Management Association Article on Proactivity: amanet.org/training/articles/7746.aspx?pcode=XA9T

Representative Presentations:

  • Reclaiming Posi-spective, Saskatchewan Association of Rehabilitation Centres, Regina, Canada, 200 attendees, Closing Keynote Inspirational Presentation.
  • Learn Success Today – College Sports version, University of Louisville Lacrosse team, Louisville, Kentucky, 25 attendees, Inspirational Presentation.
  • Supervisor Training on Respect and Appreciation, Discount Supermarket, Oklahoma, 75 attendees. Workshops
  • Proactive Workplace Injury Reduction, Artex, Archway & Affinity Risk Control Conferences, Las Vegas, Nevada, Charlotte, North Carolina & Chicago, Illinois, 700 attendees, Keynote and Breakout Sessions.
  • Learn Success Today – Business Version, Brown Forman & Kroger, Louisville, Kentucky, 50 attendees, Inspirational Presentation.
  • Learn Negotiation Today, Kentucky Bar Association, Louisville, Kentucky, 75 attendees, Educational Presentation.
  • Proactive Prevention Culture Programs, Ferreri & Fogle law firm, Louisville, Kentucky, 50 attendees, Educational Presentation.
  • Abuse Beyond The Home, Lundy Bancroft Workshop, Louisville, Kentucky, 50 attendees, Opening Inspirational Presentation.
  • Anything is Possible When You Believe in Yourself, The Leadership Academy Magnet, Louisville, Kentucky, 750 attendees, Inspirational Presentation.
  • Learn Success Today – School version, Trinity High School Student Government & Summit Academy, Louisville, Kentucky, 200 attendees, Inspirational Presentation.
  • Learn Success Today – Nonprofit Version, Junior Achievement & Make-A-Wish Foundation, Louisville, Kentucky, 50 attendees, Inspirational Presentation.

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Good Touch, Bad Touch, NO TOUCH – An Employer Guide to Eliminating Workplace Harassment

Wednesday, July 28th, 2010

“Good touch, Bad touch, NO TOUCH”

“STOP THINKING THAT YOU CAN NOT AFFORD IT!  START THINKING THAT YOU CAN’T AFFORD

NOT TO DO IT!”

JK Success Enterprises presents the only economical Proactive Workplace Harassment Prevention Program that actually PREVENTS Harassment!

Let’s face it, in these challenging times, we cannot afford expensive or, worse yet, ineffective education for our management team and employees.

JK Success understands how important education, ownership and organizational buy-in are and how Proactive Workplace Harassment Prevention will enhance your bottom-line.

Big Issue:

If your company becomes involved in one or more harassment situations, there is no doubt that these events will affect your bottom-line. Win or lose, every dollar spent in defending harassment claims are wasted.

The Question:

Is there anything YOU can do to actually

prevent workplace harassment?

The Solution:

The Proactive Prevention Culture Program:

“Good touch, Bad touch, NO TOUCH” –

An affordable, guaranteed to be successful, seven phase proactive prevention approach for you to not just reduce, but actually prevent and eliminate, sexual, racial, religious and other forms of workplace harassment. It is work, but the simple solution is prevention before there is an issue.

Benefits:

  • Workplace will be more pleasant and productive.
  • Able to attract higher quality applicants.
  • Able to retain higher performance employees.
  • Company’s bottom-line will be enhanced.

Our Mission:

To assist organizations, like yours, to continue to grow their organizations as well as their profits/income in these difficult and challenging times.

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Testimonials from Front Line Supervisors who Attended Workshop on Respect, Appreciation and Proactive Prevention Culture in the Workplace.

Sunday, July 11th, 2010

What lesson or lessons were most beneficial and helpful to you?

• They were all helpful, I can’t say any one was more helpful.  They were all beneficial.

• The group discussions on the topics we did.  It gets everyone involved and gets everyone’s brain working.  The group thing was a really good idea.

• Be a leader. You are the leader. You have to be the leader.

• The lesson to always suspend people first before firing to investigate the problem with employee.

• Having feedback from other store managers on different issues that we face day to day.  Also, breaking up into groups and discussing our workbook questions allowed me to hear different points of view on the same matter.

• Just listening to everyone and how they handle situations

• Problem solving toward fellow employees.

• The lessons that were most helpful were the ones about patience and understanding with your employees (especially the younger ones)

• All lessons were helpful not only as one person, but for the whole group.

What has the Leadership & Management Skills Training Workshop done for you?  (How will you/have you applied the concepts learned from the workshop?)

• It has made me try to look at things that I could do differently, and I have tried to apply some.

• It has gave me ideas of the other managers and situations they would handle.  and how to better use my employees to better the company.

• To lead more.  Be involved in everything.

• I learned how to try to operate store on ethical level not always looking at bottom line numbers.

• I have applied several concepts from the workshop. I am making it a point to talk to every employee in the store on a daily basis to try to boost morale while being quick to address developing problems in employee performance so that it doesn’t spread to others.

• Help me be a better problem solver.  Become a better leader.

• I have been trying to apply letting everyone on the team be accountable for themselves, but still for the good of the team.

• I have took this knowledge to not only help with my worksmanship at the job, but also in life to help my family to survive.

What suggestions would you make to improve this workshop?

• I wouldn’t say too much.  You did a hell of a job.  I stayed interested the whole time and learned some good pointers.

• None. It was great.

• I thought the workshop was very helpful and informative the way it was.  I have been to “seminars” in the past, but the small group discussions with feedback from Mr. Baumann was the most informative.

• Make it available to all employees (somehow)

• Nothing too much.  Maybe just a little more time so we didn’t have to rush through it as fast.

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Bar Association Presentation on Proactive Harassment Prevention and Union Avoidance

Tuesday, July 6th, 2010

John: As my term as Chair of the Corporate House Counsel section of the Kentucky Bar Association ends, I wanted to write a quick note to thank those who have assisted us during the past few years.Your presentations at the annual seminars have been memorable, informative and consistently among our most highly rated by the attendees.  I think that the counsels appreciated the excitement you demonstrated in your presentations and the opportunity you provided for interaction.  We all get so tired of dry lectures. Being an employment law practitioner myself, I especially appreciated the novel approach you have created to proactively prevent harassment in the workplace.  Keep up the excellent work.

Best wishes for continued success and amazing results.

Thanks again,

Dianne Mason

Attorney/Mediator

513-305-2361

oneaccord1.com

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Safety Workshop Testimonial

Tuesday, July 6th, 2010

I just wanted to say thank you again for the wonderful presentation “The Definition of Insanity” you did at the Artex workshop.

Lj Sams

Safety Manager

Litehouse Dressings - Dips – Sauces

P.O. Box 1969

Sandpoint ID 83864

Office 208-263-7569 Ext 224

Fax     888-505-9661

lsams@Litehouseinc.com

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Proactive Injury Reduction Risk Control Workshop Testimonials

Sunday, July 4th, 2010

2010 Affinity Risk Control Workshop Comments – Proactive Workplace Injury Reduction: Great speaker, Good input, Focus on results, Enjoyed his style, Great information, Always remember to care about your employees, Provided a new outlook to the safety program, Very informative, A lawyer that cares (what a concept), Dealing with the human side of people does yield better results because we care about our workers, Some very good important points, Individual has a very good personality.

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Speaking Motivational Educational Success Presentations Inspiring Esquire Keynote

Sunday, July 4th, 2010

Representative Presentations:
• Reclaiming Posi-spective, Saskatchewan Association of Rehabilitation Centres, Regina, Canada, 200 attendees, Closing Keynote Inspirational Presentation.
• Supervisor Training on Respect and Appreciation, Discount Supermarket, Oklahoma, 75 attendees. Workshops
• Proactive Workplace Injury Reduction, Artex, Archway & Affinity Risk Control Conferences, Las Vegas, Nevada, Charlotte, North Carolina & Chicago, Illinois, 700 attendees, Keynote and Breakout Sessions.
• Learn Success Today – Business Version, Brown Forman & Kroger, Louisville, Kentucky, 50 attendees, Inspirational Presentation.
• Learn Negotiation Today, Kentucky Bar Association, Louisville, Kentucky, 75 attendees, Educational Presentation.
• Proactive Prevention Culture Programs, Ferreri & Fogle law firm, Louisville, Kentucky, 50 attendees, Educational Presentation.
• Abuse Beyond The Home, Lundy Bancroft Workshop, Louisville, Kentucky, 50 attendees, Opening Inspirational Presentation.
• Anything is Possible When You Believe in Yourself, The Leadership Academy Magnet, Louisville, Kentucky, 750 attendees, Inspirational Presentation.
• Learn Success Today – School version, University of Louisville Lacrosse team, Trinity High School Student Government & Summit Academy, Louisville, Kentucky, 200 attendees, Inspirational Presentation.
• Learn Success Today – Nonprofit Version, Junior Achievement & Make-A-Wish Foundation, Louisville, Kentucky, 50 attendees, Inspirational Presentation

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Interview on WAVE3 TV

Thursday, June 17th, 2010

Inspirational TV Interview

John M. Baumann JD, BBA, author of DECIDE SUCCESS (Twelve Action Steps): You Ain’t Dead Yet, is an internationally-renowned National Speakers Association inspirational success speaker. The DECIDE SUCCESS principles help real people deal with life-changing events providing Twelve Action Steps for them to live their lives to the fullest. For him, it was Parkinson’s Disease at the ripe young age of 41. For others, it may be another disease, an injury, loss of a job, loss of a loved one, relocation, divorce, issues with children, and even marriage. The DECIDE SUCCESS principles also help students obtain the most from school, those starting out in the workforce succeed and even someone taking up a new sport or hobby do their best.

Be sure to view his 2 minute inspirational video by going to TheInspiringEsquire.com and clicking on the “Look” flap on the top right corner of the opening page. The Kindle version of DECIDE SUCCESS is now available at Amazon.com and the book can be purchased from TheInspiringEsquire.com or through Amazon.com. John will be interviewed on WAVE3 Sunday morning November 27th at 7:30am and signing books after making a presentation at Joseph Beth Bookstore in Lexington on November 30th at 7pm.

University of Louisville Professor John Baumann says it took being diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease at the age of 41, to get him living life to the fullest. Now he’s sharing his life-changing experience with others through a book titled: “Decide Success: You Ain’t Dead Yet. 12 Action Steps to Achieve the Success You Truly Deserve.”

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