Category: Articles, Business & Commerce, Medical & Healthcare, Resources for Attorneys, Resources for Experts, Safety HAVE NEGLIGENCE AND COVID-19 CONSPIRED TO HARM YOUR CLIENT? TASA ID: 14071 Has your client’s workplace or medical provider stepped up to the plate and provided or employed safe, adequate and fully appropriate personal protective equipment or proper safeguards to meet the unprecedented challenge of COVID-19? Has your client contracted the virus due to lack of attention to these details? Read more
Category: Articles, Business & Commerce, Resources for Attorneys, Resources for Experts Part III: Bullying in the Workplace Lawrence J. Fennelly CPOI, CSSM and Marianna Perry, CPP, CPOI TASA ID: 10544 IntroductionYou might be thinking that bulling occurs only in grade school or in the playground. But it's also in the workplace and in large corporations.Let’s look at the definition.Workplace Bullying –“ an action or series of actions that are non-physical but verbal forms of emotional or mental violence.” Workplace bullying can be a large contributor to a hostile work environment. What makes a hostile work environment? Read more
Category: Articles, Business & Commerce, Employment, Resources for Attorneys, Resources for Experts PART II: The Queen Bee Syndrome TASA ID: 10544 Queen bee syndrome was first defined by G.L. Staines, T.E. Jayaratne, and C. Tavris in 1973. It describes a woman in a position of authority who views or treats subordinates more critically if they are female. This phenomenon has been documented by several studies. In another study, scientists from the University of Toronto speculated that the queen bee syndrome may be the reason that women find it more stressful to work for women managers; no difference was found in stress levels for male workers. An alternate, though closely related, definition describes a queen bee as one who has succeeded in her career, but refuses to help other women do the same. Read more
Category: Articles, Business & Commerce, Entertainment, Journalism, Publishing, Resources for Attorneys, Resources for Experts, Working With Experts What Can a Literary Agent Do for You? Originally written for the National Non-Fiction Authors Association TASA ID: 4153 Published with permission. Backstory: As publishing companies feel increasing financial pressures and pressure from other media competing for leisure time, dollars, more and more editors are being let go. There is no corresponding diminishment of manuscripts flowing into those companies. Literary Agents serve as a filter for publishers. Today agents are considered the gatekeepers of the publishing process. Many publishers will not look at a manuscript or proposal unless it arrives with an agent. Read more
Category: Articles, Business & Commerce, Food Safety and Production, Premises Liability, Resources for Attorneys, Resources for Experts, Safety Restaurant and Hotel Safety: Keys to Preventing and Managing Accidents and Incidents TASA ID: 2534 The pressure to run a successful hospitality operation is greater than ever. Between rising labor, food and rent costs and an intensely competitive marketplace, owners are finding it tougher to reach a profitable bottom line. Now add to this the fact that the industry is a popular target in the legal arena with wage, discrimination, harassment and accident lawsuits which can often add up to significant expense for the operator. For owners to successfully manage this difficult environment, they must operate at a very high and professional level and become proactive in addressing the threats to their business. In terms of preventing and managing accidents, this means developing and implementing a system of safeguards that minimize exposure. This article will focus on accidents and incidents due to slips and falls, cuts and burns and foreign objects found in food. The following are keys to creating that system: Read more
