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What are the Sexual Harassment Behaviors?
Today's workplace is filled with sexual harassment in many forms. A 2016 study by EEOC found that 75% of workplace harassment victims fail to report it to their supervisors, managers, or union representatives. Employees fear they will face retaliation at work, which is a major reason. Another reason for underreporting could be that employees who are subject to inappropriate behavior don't know when it becomes illegal harassment.
By Mithun Debnath5 years ago in Criminal
Scattered
A suspicious man in black clothing knocked on the neighbors door. He dropped off a package wrapped in a brown paper box. He turned on a green light using a remote. Then steps right into her marigold flowers trying to flee the scene. I personally watched as the horror took place. Ms. Williams came and open it. BOOM! An explosion rocked the streets.
By Kasey Edwards5 years ago in Criminal
GAME DAY
"Moon Peak Industries" is where the world's most powerful people meet with the most elite computer programmers to play a game. The winner would decide the fate of the world for the upcoming year. They all agreed to play by the ancient rules that were set forth thousands of years ago by their forefathers. One by one, their secrets were sealed with a sip of OX blood given to them from the Holy Grail.
By Shannon Bush5 years ago in Criminal
The Plain Brown Package
A rush of air and a slowing rumble heralds the Hudson North Line into the Dobbs Ferry Station. I wait for the doors to open before stepping over the yellow ‘watch for gap’ sign and into the train car. The sun has gone down and there is little sign of life on the platform, the warmer than usual air and the station lighting makes for a surreal feeling. I wish I had brought a vampire novel rather than Great Expectations.
By Daniel Charles Porter5 years ago in Criminal
Gypsy Spring
The two receptionists at the Boulder Community Health Services both observed the unusual way that the Funeral-Director suited, mild mannered Mr. N. Folmsberg was clutching a notebook-sized brown paper package-- in both hands, with fingers splayed but a constant grip--as he hunched his slight, seated form under a buzzing overhead light in the waiting area. Marsha, the elder of the receptionists, coolly replied to Shelly, the bouncy twenty-something straight from the college job board, “Perhaps we should”.
By Jahyne Meanacre Passthorpe5 years ago in Criminal
On the Way Out
New day, same as the first. Wake up, check my work emails on my phone, clean up, and boom, ready for another day of nothing. While the obnoxiously bright sun and I worked on step one, I remembered I can’t do step two because I still don’t have a phone, the hotel soap made step three questionable, and step four? I’d already had two weeks of that. I had enough of that. But until the trial was over, I had an endless supply of nothing waiting for me.
By Okwudili Udeh5 years ago in Criminal
The Case Against Amir Adabi
The white noise of a crowd filled the spacious room. The air smells of wood polish and sweat. Jeff looks down at his watch, they’ve been there waiting for 2 hours. He sighs, eagerly awaiting the jury to make their verdict. His head hurts. “I need a drink.”, he thinks to himself. The days have long gone by when Jeff cared about not drinking in the middle of the work week.
By Nathan Goff5 years ago in Criminal
