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Topic of the Week

Racial Harassment

Under federal law it is illegal to harass a person in any aspect of employment because of that person’s race or color. Harassment can include racial slurs, offensive or derogatory remarks about a person’s race or color, or the display of racia

Blog of the Week

5 Steps For Creating A Safer Work Environment

Regardless of which side of the political fence you sit on, we can all agree that employees deserve and need a safe work environment. It’s the company’s moral obligation and legal responsibility to provide a safe environment for all of its employees. But what’s the best way to do that?

Thought for the Week

It is essential that we shine a light on the immense contributions of black Americans in politics, business, art, science, and civic life. But if we just celebrate, we’re ignoring the harder truth that racism continues to hold black professionals back from leadership roles in corporate America.Workplace racism can end only when employees who are not black see, hear, and accept the truth about what their black colleagues have experienced and continue to experience. Black History Month is a great opportunity to begin this process.

–Trudy Bourgeois and Julia Taylor Kennedy

List of the Week

from Center for Talent Innovation

Enforcement and Litigation Report

58% of black professionals have experienced racial prejudice at work—a higher percentage than any other racial or ethnic group surveyed.
Black adults hold only 8% of professional jobs and 3.2% of executive or senior-level management positions.
While 65% of black professionals say that black employees must work harder to advance in their careers.

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The Law Office of Richard Vaznaugh
505 Sansome Street
Suite 850
San Francisco, CA 94111
Phone: (415) 593-0076
Fax: (415) 653-8935