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Constangy Webinar - DEI Audits: Tools to Enhance Your DEI Practices
#WorkforceWednesday: Judge Barrett’s Employment Law Record, Arbitrator to Rule on Postmates’ Challenge, Responding to Frivolous Lawsuits - Employment Law This Week®
[WEBINAR] Labor & Employment Law: What Changed in 2017
Episode 37: How To Provide Meaningful Employment Training (…and Also Comply With NYC Law)
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This Week in FCPA-Episode 74
Part 1 of 2: My Sit-Down Interview With Former EEOC General Counsel David Lopez
Employment Law This Week: U.S. Supreme Court Nominee, California’s Anti-Harassment Regulations, Oregon’s Minimum Wage, Whistleblower Legislation
AB1825 Training and Anti-Harassment and Discrimination Training
Waldman: Stop Immunizing Websites That Allow Harassment
Stefan Hankin on Online Harassment
Polsinelli Podcasts - Workplace Bullying: What Employers Need to Know
Annual Labor & Employment Update 2013
The Iowa Supreme Court filed its opinion in Tracy White v. State of Iowa and Iowa Department of Human Services on April 12, 2024. This case related to the issues of hostile work environments as raised under the Iowa Civil...more
The United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) released proposed guidance on September 29, 2023, that explains the legal standards imposed and outlines employer liability with respect to harassment claims...more
You won't go wrong. Top o' the mornin'! This post has nothing to do with St. Patrick's Day, but I hope you're having a good one. When I conduct harassment training for supervisors and managers, we spend a good bit of time...more
The Chicago City Council recently adopted an ordinance (“Amendments”) amending the Municipal Code of Chicago to require employers to provide training to employees and supervisors on sexual harassment prevention and bystander...more
Viewed as a risk mitigation tool, arbitration clauses are included in employment contracts and policies to route employer/employee disputes to a private forum and outside of the courthouse. Employers are attracted to such...more
Many states throughout the nation have been expanding employee protections under state and federal law. This year, Texas enacted two bills that significantly expand the protections for employees who assert a claim of sexual...more
In the wake of the #MeToo movement, Texas joins a growing number of states enacting legislation that enhances employee protections against sexual harassment in the workplace. Effective September 1, 2021, any Texas employer...more
Welcome to the next post in our weekly series of hands-on guidance for UK HR professionals. In this series we look at common HR issues that you’ll encounter in the workplace and give you practical guidance on how to deal with...more
As Oklahoma lawmakers make their way through the 2020 legislative session, I thought I would take a moment to look back at significant employment-related legislation passed in 2019. For employers, 2019 was the year of the...more
Employee claims of “hostile work environments” continue to make news both in Maine and on a national level, putting potentially embarrassing and damaging workplace and employee interpersonal issues into the public eye. But...more
California recently enacted an emergency amendment (SB 778) to California Government Code Section 12950.1, extending the deadline for California employers to comply with the state’s new anti-harassment training mandate. Under...more
Senate Bill 1343, which became effective on January 1, 2019, requires that every California employer with at least five employees or independent contractors provide two hours of interactive harassment and abusive conduct...more
As an ethics and compliance professional, you already know the vital role managers play in maintaining “tone in the middle.” Employees look to their managers to understand what’s permissible – and managers’ words and actions...more
Sexual harassment in the workplace has been in the news a lot lately, thanks to high-profile cases involving people such as former Fox News CEO Roger Ailes, actor Kevin Spacey, and Hollywood executive Harvey Weinstein....more
For several months now, it seems that each new day has brought about a fresh round of reporting on yet another high-profile sexual harassment accusation. What started in October with substantiated allegations against movie...more
• Now more than ever, employers must proactively assess their policies and training systems to lay the groundwork for appropriate organizational responses to sexual harassment allegations or complaints that arise among...more
Employers implement employee training programs for a variety of reasons, such as furthering professional development and improving poor performance, ensuring compliance with information security protocols and competence using...more
Last week, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals issued its summary decision in Triple Play Sports Bar and Grille. Affirming the National Labor Relations Board, the Court held that an employee’s Facebook comments about working...more
In This Presentation: - What is Disruptive/Impaired Behavior? - Main Impediments to Addressing Unprofessional Behavior - Components of Successful Policies - A Legal Perspective - Joint Commission and...more
In most circumstances, employers are vicariously liable for sexual or other harassment engaged in by their supervisors. Under the Supreme Court’s Faragher/Ellerth defense, employers can sometimes avoid liability for...more