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CHAPTER 8: CONCERNS ABOUT WORKPLACE VIOLENCE, BULLYING,
AND ENVIRONMENTS THAT DAMAGE EMPLOYEE HEALTH,
EFFICIENCY, AND PROFITS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
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Examples of Bullying . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Sample Memo Regarding Bullying and Workplace Violence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Factors That Increase the Risk for Bullying Behavior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
How Bullying Affects People . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Sample Memo Defining Bullying . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Signs of Corporate and Institutional Bullying . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Checklist: Recommendations from HR to Leaders to Make Unions Irrelevant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Sample Memo Regarding (Company)’s Compliance with the NLRA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Reasons Some Companies Embrace Unions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Sample Memo Regarding Concerns about Union Compliance with the NLRA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

CHAPTER 9: ROUNDUP OF ADDITIONAL LEGAL ISSUES, PROCEDURES,
AND OBLIGATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
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Sample Memo Requesting (Company)-Sponsored SHRM Membership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

CHAPTER 10: CHECKLIST OF HEALTH INSURANCE TERMS HR PROFESSIONALS
NEED TO KNOW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

CHAPTER 11: DIFFERENT LAWS IN DIFFERENT STATES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

PART THREE: REMAIN PERSONALLY CREDIBLE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187

CHAPTER 12: MAKE SURE YOU ARE NOT PART OF THE PROBLEM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
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Sample Memo to Influence Leadership about Shared Compliance Responsibilities . . . . . . . . . 199
Sample Memo to a Colleague about Shared Compliance Responsibilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Healing Humor Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Sample Memo on Healthy Humor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Sample Memo via E-Mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201

CHAPTER 13: CONFLICT RESOLUTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
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Sample Memo Requesting Training for Yourself and Others . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Sample Ground Rules for a Facilitated Discussion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Sample Monthly Theme: Conflict Resolution Month . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211

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