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Genova Burns LLC

You Can Say What?! New Jersey District Court Rejects Claims of Hostile Work Environment

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On July 29, 2023, the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey in Tavares v. Builders FirstSource Northeast Group, Inc., granted Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment most notably finding that racist and...more

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UK Tribunal Rules - ‘Stale’ Standalone Training Proves Insufficient Defence to Race Harassment Claim

Under section 109(1) of the Equality Act 2010 (EA 2010), an employer is liable for acts of discrimination, harassment, and victimisation carried out by its employees in the course of employment: “[a]nything done by a person...more

International Lawyers Network

Sexual Harassment In The Workplace: What Scottish Companies Need To Know

We include the 2018 chapter in its entirety for reference following the 2019 update. Background - As part of last year’s Labour & Employment group paper, "Sexual Harassment in the Workplace: What Your Company Needs to...more

Jaburg Wilk

The #1 Mistake Arizona Employers Make When Responding to Complaints of Discrimination or Harassment

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It is important that Arizona employers know how to properly respond to complaints of unlawful discrimination or harassment, particularly in light of the MeToo movement. Each year, I consult with employees seeking legal advice...more

Holland & Hart - Your Trial Message

Question the Legal Fiction of the ‘Reasonable Person’

The idea of something being a “Legal Fiction” is that it is treated as true for the purposes of the law, but it is not literally true. “A corporation is a person” is perhaps one of the best known of these legal fictions, and...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Is This New Harassment Decision The End Of The World For Employers?

Are harassment and retaliation lawsuits all going to the jury now? Are employers doomed? Are the plaintiffs’ lawyers popping the champagne corks? Is the EEOC dancing for joy?...more

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