Harassment
Do you really need a social-networking policy for employees?
Maybe you haven’t encountered any problems with employee posts on Facebook, MySpace and the like. The question is: Should you wait till you have a problem?
Does the NLRB think it's OK for you to grab your crotch in front of co-workers?
Here’s a case that shows how potentially dangerous the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) agenda really is. Besides making it easier for unions to organize, it’s issuing rulings that contradict the guidance put forth by other federal agencies.
Double whammy in EEOC settlement ends in $600k price tag
Wow. When this company does sexual harassment, it really does it up big.
EEOC issues 2017 enforcement plan: 6 areas it's targeting next
The EEOC just issued its second-ever Strategic Enforcement Plan. This is a big deal. Here’s why.
EEOC issues new discrimination guidance: 11 changes to pay attention to
The EEOC is supplanting a 14-year-old section in its compliance manual with a brand new set of enforcement guidance.
EEOC outlines 4 new approaches to fight workplace harassment
Workplace harassment is virtually an epidemic these days — the EEOC says a third of the nearly 100,000 charges it receives annually now include a harassment allegation. But the agency’s taking steps to help both workers and managers handle the problem.
EEOC releases sexual harassment stats one year after #MeToo
It’s been a year since countless stories of workplace sexual harassment started making headlines, and new data suggests the number of harassment complaints and lawsuits won’t be declining any time soon.
EEOC sees retaliation claims rise: How to stay off its radar
The increase in sexual harassment charges filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission have made headlines this fall, but that’s not the only eye-opening statistic coming out of the agency.
EEOC targets third-party sexual harassment: Union pays $85K in latest settlement
Just days after announcing a $50,000 settlement to resolve a sexual harassment claim involving a customer, the EEOC issued another reminder that the agency is cracking down on third-party sexual harassment. This time, the agency took aim at a union in Colorado. And the third party was the union’s business agent. Here’s what happened: Union’s…
EEOC: Men make 16% of all harassment complaints
Sexual harassment is often only thought of as a problem for women — which can lead managers to ignore complaints from male employees.
EEOC: Yes, you have to protect employees from this too
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) accused this employer of making a big mistake, and the employer is now paying $250,000 for it. The employer? Costco, the Washington state-based international warehouse club. The mistake? Failing to intervene when it became known one of its employees was being harassed by a customer. As the EEOC pointed…
EEOC's new retaliation guidance should concern you – and here's why
It’s about to get easier for employees to cry “retaliation!” For the first time since 1998, the EEOC has issued enforcement guidance on what it considers workplace retaliation. In a 76-page document entitled, “Enforcement Guidance on Retaliation and Related Issues,” the agency outlines the standards it plans to use to prove retaliation under civil rights…
Employee says disclosure of trans status led to harassment
What do you think: If news gets out that a new employee was once a man but is now a woman, are co-workers likely to hassle her? An Illinois federal judge said yes. The judge refused to dismiss her claims that a state transit company and others violated the employee’s rights. The employee says the…
Employer defeats worker's retaliation lawsuit by calling on its policy
Can you discipline an employee who has recently complained about harassment? Yes, but you must be ready to prove the discipline was unrelated to the complaint. Attorney Bob Neiman breaks down a recent lawsuit that shows some of the circumstances under which this can be done.
Employer repeatedly requested FMLA recertification: Harassment?
OK, we all know that employers can ask employees for fresh certification if there’s a change in the medical condition that’s behind the worker’s request for intermittent FMLA leave. But can an employer ask for recertification so many times that it constitutes harassment?
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