MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'harassment'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:10:47 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4872480&cid=t_127575_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F4QhGY2Ul8hM%2F A class action law suit alleging that Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals discriminated against female employees has now been expanded to include female sales reps and all women in the Bayer HealthCare Consumer Care unit, two groups of employees who were not originally part of a discrimination complaint filed two months ago The initial lawsuit, filed by six current and former Bayer employees, charges a pattern of discrimination in pay, promotions, and the treatment of pregnant women and mothers. An amended complaint filed yesterday says sales reps were paid less but not promoted as often as men in similar jobs, while women in consumer care were sexually harassed by execs but the drugmaker ignored the problem. Such charges have emerged in many workplaces, but recently allegations of sex discr... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4872480 Thu, 26 May 2011 12:40:48 +0100 4872480 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4724271&cid=t_127575_151_f&fid=35818&url=http%3A%2F%2Frecoveryissexy.com%2Fmens-work%2F Men’s Work A recovery book to overcome violenceSexual harassment, child abuse, incest, rape, murder, war–it’s impossible today to hear a news report and not be informed of violent acts perpetrated by men. Acknowledging that there are no easy answers to the problem of male violence–particularly in a world that seems to thrive on aggression and physical force–Men’s Work reaches straight to its root causes. In his ground-breaking work, author Paul Kivel helps men confront the political, social, and personal forces that generate and reward misogyny, hatred, anger, and violent behavior. Combining years of personal study and reflection with his work with men in the Oakland Men’s Project, Men’s Work presents an innovative and workable approach to st... Recovery Is Sexy.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4724271 Sat, 16 Apr 2011 18:37:00 +0100 4724271 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4495254&cid=t_127575_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F02%2F19%2Fresponding-to-subtle-racial-harassment%2F This article traces the development of racial harassment jurisprudence, explaining the development of the traditional model, which does not recognize subtle bias. It concludes with an analysis of an alternative jurisprudential model that “sees” subtle racism. * * * Download the article for free here. Related Situationist posts: “What Are the Legal Implications of Implicit Biases?,” “Confronting the Backlash against Implicit Bias,” and “The Situation of Situation in Employment Discrimination Law – Abstract.” (Source: The Situationist) The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4495254 Sat, 19 Feb 2011 04:01:27 +0100 4495254 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3983371&cid=t_127575_83_f&fid=34856&url=http%3A%2F%2Finsidesurgery.com%2F2010%2F09%2Fvagina-plastic-surgeon-dr-robert-rho-sued-exemployees-sexual-harassment%2F New York “vagina designer” surgeon Dr. Robert Rho has been sued by two former employees who are allegeding that he was sexually inappropriate with them while they were in his employ. (Source: Inside Surgery) Inside Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3983371 Mon, 20 Sep 2010 05:32:19 +0100 3983371 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3854750&cid=t_127575_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F9MoKLCN0jkI%2F Another day, another decision about retaliation in the workplace. This time, the conflict involves Novo Nordisk and Vivian Garriga, who joined the drugmaker as a diabetes sales rep in Florida in April 2001. She filed suit after being fired in September 2007, which she alleged in her lawsuit was in retaliation for complaining about her new supervisor’s sexual harassment. A federal district court dismissed her suit, however, and a federal appeals court has now upheld that decision, even while describing her former manager as “boorish.” Here’s the story: Garriga was assigned to a new supervisor in March 2007 named Brian Taylor, who she alleged soon began a pattern of offensive behavior. As an example, Taylor asked everyone at his first district-wide staff meeting in ea... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3854750 Tue, 10 Aug 2010 12:43:18 +0100 3854750 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3849071&cid=t_127575_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F14hnPhcuPm4%2F A federal appeals court has reinstated a lawsuit brought by a Bristol-Myers Squibb scientist who claims he was fired for sticking up for a subordinate who complained that she suffered sexual harassment by another scientist in her group. The lawsuit was filed in 2004 by Luis Collazo, who worked as a senior process scientist in the drugmaker’s Barceloneta, Puerto Rico, plant, but was fired in February 2003, just two weeks after he pressed human resources to address harassment claimed by Diana Hiraldo. A lower court dismissed the lawsuit after agreeing with Bristol-Myers that Collazo, who maintained he acted in connection with his supervisory responsibilities, was not protected under the Federal Labor Standards Act, because he “stepped outside” his normal role and took acti... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3849071 Mon, 09 Aug 2010 16:01:05 +0100 3849071 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3798496&cid=t_127575_83_f&fid=34856&url=http%3A%2F%2Finsidesurgery.com%2F2010%2F07%2Fsurgeon-dr-karl-ehrens-wanted-stalking%2F Former South Carolina surgeon Dr. Karl Ehrens is wanted on charges of harassment for allegedly stalking an 18 year old woman in Charleston, South Carolina. (Source: Inside Surgery) Inside Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3798496 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 01:38:53 +0100 3798496 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3750145&cid=t_127575_118_f&fid=34702&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fmspblog%2F%7E3%2F_Qt9GR6_89I%2F After resigning her position, a female physician in North Carolina brought a claim of sexual harassment against her former employer, the physician-owner of a medical clinic.  Initially the court ruled against her claim, stating that it was “not uncommon in a medical setting to use off-color jokes to “ease the tension.” The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the lower court’s decision, refusing to accept the argument that because a medical setting deals with human anatomy on a regular basis, it is somehow “liberated from professional norms.” Read the case summary at Employment Law Matters - EEOC v. Fairbrook Medical Clinic, P.A., 4th Circ., No. 09-1610, June 18, 2010. (Source: MSSPNexus Blog) MSSPNexus Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3750145 Tue, 13 Jul 2010 12:09:56 +0100 3750145 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3695644&cid=t_127575_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F06%2F25%2Fthe-situation-of-sexual-harassment%2F Here is another segment from John Quinones excellent ABC 20/20 series titled “What Would You Do?” — a series that, in essence, conducts situationist experiments through hidden-camera scenarios. This episode asks, “Would you stop sexual harassment at diner?“ (and includes analysis from sociologist Raquel Bergen). * * * * * * To review a sample of related Situationist posts, see “Journalists as Social Psychologists & Social Psychologists as Entertainers,” “Construing ‘Acquaintance Rape’,” “The Situation of Objectification,” “The Situation of Blaming Rihanna,” “The Color of Sex Appeal,” “Women’s Situational Bind,” “The Situation of Bystanders,” “Hil... The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3695644 Fri, 25 Jun 2010 04:01:56 +0100 3695644 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3526955&cid=t_127575_151_f&fid=35818&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FRecoveryIsSexycom%2F%7E3%2FV0GHZj6N6Dc%2F Men’s Work A recovery book to overcome violence Sexual harassment, child abuse, incest, rape, murder, war– it’s impossible today to hear a news report and not be informed of violent acts perpetrated by men. Acknowledging that there are no easy answers to the problem of male violence–particularly in a world that seems to thrive on aggression and physical force–Men’s Work reaches straight to its root causes. In his ground-breaking work, author Paul Kivel helps men confront the political, social, and personal forces that generate and reward misogyny, hatred, anger, and violent behavior. Combining years of personal study and reflection with his work with men in the Oakland Men’s Project, Men’s Work presents an innovative and workable a... Recovery Is Sexy.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3526955 Sun, 02 May 2010 18:37:00 +0100 3526955 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2512145&cid=t_127575_125_f&fid=34820&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dentalblogs.com%2Farchives%2Fadministrator%2Fdentists-sexual-harassment-discrimination%2F Every day, it seems, a news story tells us about a dentist or dental professional who has molested a patient during a dental appointment. The nature of dentistry (and medicine) is such that we are in a prime situation to (a) sexually harass and (b) be accused of sexual harassment. Sometimes, though, allegations of sexual harassment (not physical contact) result from how a patient perceives a dentist or dental professional. Mitchell Karp, MSOD, tells us in his article at www.DentalOfficeMag.com, that dentists are considered powerful by patients, and because of this, patients may not feel confident telling their dentist when they feel uncomfortable. Karp’s article, “How to avoid allegation of sexual harassment and/or discrimination: Five things you need to know,” recommends not making ... dental blog for dentists about dentistry blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2512145 Thu, 18 Jun 2009 14:48:18 +0100 2512145 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4060687&cid=t_127575_109_f&fid=34859&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.davemsw.com%2Farchives%2F2009%2F03%2Fantibullying_bill_pushed_in_minnesota_legislature.php Image via Wikipedia A Bill that I hope will become law in Minnesota and an example for the nation is moving through the Legislature. StarTribune.com "The bill would prohibit "harassment, bullying, intimidation and violence" based on a student's personal characteristics such as race, sexual orientation or religion. It would, in effect, "simply expand the categories of people that schools already cover with their anti-bullying policies," according to OutFront Minnesota, one of the organizations pushing for its adoption. Education Minnesota, the state's teachers union, is the most prominent of several other groups backing the bill." Bullying has been the scourge of childhood relationships inside and outside of schools. It has done tremendous damage to developing children at a highly se... Ψ Dare To Dream... blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4060687 Wed, 18 Mar 2009 18:22:35 +0100 4060687 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2027780&cid=t_127575_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F479561855%2F That’s the claim made in a lawsuit filed by Carolyn Gleason, a former rep who visited hospitals and other big medical institutions in northern Florida to sell Mycamine, an anti-fungal med that Roche co-promotes with Astellas Pharma. The trouble began, according to the lawsuit, when a regional manager wanted to boost declining sales by relying, in part, on off-label promotions. In her lawsuit, Gleason charges she was sexually harassed and, eventually, fired because she refused to follow orders to market the drug for “all purposes,” such as telling docs the drug could be used in lower-cost, 100mg doses to treat candidemia. The FDA, though, had not approved Mycamine for that use or dosage. As an example, she cites a June 2007 club luncheon at which a presentation was being m... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2027780 Tue, 09 Dec 2008 14:22:30 +0100 2027780 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1802992&cid=t_127575_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F09%2F18%2Fschema-theory-and-lesbian-and-gay-identity-abstract%2F Todd Brower posted his paper, “Social Cognition ‘At Work:’ Schema Theory and Lesbian and Gay Identity in Title VII” on SSRN, where you can download it for free.  Here’s the abstract. * * * Lesbians and gay men are frequent subjects for modern news, politics, and court opinions. From marriage for same-sex couples to Congressional hearings on the military’s “Don’t ask, don’t tell” regulation, decision-makers are setting policy based on their ideas about how gay people are and how they fit into society. But what are those perceptions and how do they interact with law? We ordinarily think of lesbians and gay men as predominantly childless, urban residents of cities like San Francisco, New York, Chicago, or Los Angeles or as inhabita... The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1802992 Thu, 18 Sep 2008 04:01:26 +0100 1802992 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=821365&cid=t_127575_107_f&fid=35762&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2Fgrrlscientist%2F%7E3%2F147776513%2Fattack_of_the_evil_monkeys_fro.php tags: vervet monkey, Cercopithecus aethiops, sexual harassment, Nachu, Kenya, behavior, interspecies communication A young vervet monkey, Cercopithecus aethiops. Image: shashamane. If you live in the small village of Nachu in Kenya, watch out, because a group of approximately 300 marauding monkeys is out to steal your food, sexually harass your women and attack and kill your livestock! In a truly amazing incidence of interspecies communication, a group of vervet monkeys, Cercopithecus aethiops, is using sexual harassment to intimidate women and children, who are responsible for growing maize, potatoes, beans and other crops for their farming community, causing them to lose their main food supply so they now are dependent upon famine relief to survive. Read the rest of this post..... Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted) blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=821365 Fri, 24 Aug 2007 17:43:49 +0100 821365