Sad to say, most charges of sexual harassment grow out of some common misunderstandings about what the danger signs are. Time and time again,  supervisors use those misunderstandings as a defense — and companies pay for it.

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Our team of experts fields real-life, everyday questions from HR managers and gives practical answers that can be applied by any HR pro in the same situation. Today’s question: What are an employer’s obligations for stopping “spam” that employees find offensive?

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Tags: e-mail, hcap international, hunter lott, sexual harassment, spam

With budgets getting tighter and tighter, you’ll probably need to prove that training to prevent sexual harassment actually works. Some numbers that tie training to complaints could help.

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Tags: California, eeoc, Sexual harrassment, Training, washington

Discrimination charges against employers last year jumped to the highest number since 2002. With all the emphasis on following the law and training supervisors, why do things seem to be getting worse?

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Tags: bias, discrimination, eeoc, FMLA, sex discrimination, sexual harassment

In this real-life case, a supervisor uses a “3 strikes” policy for employees who are accused of sexual harassment, and a victim sues the company over the policy. Who won?

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Tags: 3 strikes, sexual harassment, termination

You’ll never guess what research out of one university revealed about alcohol and sexual harassment. 

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In this real-life case, two employees have a spat. One gets revenge by “outing” the other to co-workers as a lesbian, and gets fired. Did a court uphold the firing?

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Tags: firing, lesbian, outed, sexual harassment, termination

When a supervisor’s eccentric behavior crosses the line, someone has to say something. The question is: What crosses the line? And there is an answer.

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Yes, you can regulate romance in the workplace. But there’s a right way and a wrong way.

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Tags: conduct, policy, privacy, romance, sexual harassment

When it comes to the problem of sexual harassment, maybe the real problem is the sex of the individuals involved.

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Tags: men, sex, sexual harassment, women