Sexual Harassment, Anti-Harassment Policies

Global HR Hot Topic - March 2013: Cross-Border Anti-Harassment Initiatives

by Donald C. Dowling, Jr. | White & Case LLP on 3/4/2013

Challenge: A “zero tolerance” stand against illegal workplace harassment is laudable in US domestic operations. But wildly differing harassment laws and standards abroad complicate an inflexible global approach to eradicating...more

Textual Harassment Could CRE8 Liability For Employers

by Kristin A. LaRosa | Pepper Hamilton LLP on 2/25/2013

Originally published in Westlaw Journal Employment (Volume 27, Issue 15), February 20, 2013. Consider the following three scenarios: Scenario one: Terrence worked as a flight attendant for Fly Right Airlines. While...more

Just in Time for Valentine’s Day: When Employees Place Bets in the Workplace Dating Pool…

by Matt Effland | Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 2/6/2013

“Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies.”—Aristotle “The quickest way to a man’s heart is through his chest.”—Rosanne Barr Okay, so, in college I was good friends with this girl on the dorm...more

Understanding and Mitigating Liability for Workplace Romances

by Jennifer Rubin | Mintz Levin on 1/16/2013

Originally published in the New York Law Journal on December 26, 2012. The recent life-imitating-art headlines featuring illicit romantic affairs involving senior corporate and governmental leaders remind us that there...more

Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc. Settles Longstanding Litigation with EEOC

by Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 1/8/2013

Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: TAST) today announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Carrols Corporation ("Carrols"), has entered into an agreement with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”)...more

Healthcare Update - November 2012, No. 4

by Fisher & Phillips LLP on 11/9/2012

In This Issue: - NLRB Continues To Set Sights On Healthcare Employers By Jim Kurek (Cleveland): The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has continued its aggressive attack on employers in the healthcare...more

Healthcare Update, No. 4, November 2012: Hospital Receptionist Harassed By Patient – EEOC Sues

by Fisher & Phillips LLP on 11/9/2012

Today, most healthcare employers are sensitive to issues of workplace harassment, although the focus of that sensitivity is usually upon issues involving co-worker to co-worker and supervisor to subordinate conduct. It is...more

Harassment In The Workplace: Dangerous Liaisons

by Jackson Walker on 10/12/2012

In This Chapter: WORKPLACE HARASSMENT – WHY IT MATTERS - II. THE DEVELOPMENT OF WORKPLACE HARASSMENT IN THE UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT - III. HARASSMENT LAW IN THE FIFTH CIRCUIT AND TEXAS - A. Sexual...more

Employer Off The Hook For Co-Worker Harassment Claims Thanks To Its Anti-Harassment Policies, New Jersey Appellate Division Holds

by Jocelyn A. Merced, Evan J. Shenkman | Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 9/14/2012

In Mann v. Staples, Inc., 2012 WL 3101310 (App. Div. August 1, 2012), a case argued by an attorney in Ogletree Deakins’ New York office, the New Jersey Appellate Division dismissed a female employee’s NJLAD discrimination...more

When Does Flirting Become Harassment in an Office Romance?

by Lawyers.com on 2/15/2012

Asking your crush out on a date is daunting enough when “I’m not interested” is the worst possible outcome. When the cutie you’ve been eying sits in the next cubicle, you could be risking your job if you go about it...more

Sorry St Valentine, We Don't Do Romance In This Workplace

by Baker & McKenzie Australia on 2/14/2012

In This Issue: - Why should office romances concern your business? - Non-Fraternisation Policies - The thinning line between work and private life - Taking "Reasonable Steps" Have you ever wondered why...more

Employment Law Update: Romance in the Workplace: You, Me and our Employer?

by Nexsen Pruet, PLLC on 2/13/2012

As Valentine’s Day approaches, here are some interesting facts for employers to consider: Statistics indicate that over 10 percent of married couples met at work. Almost a third of respondents in a recent survey by Monster...more

On Valentine's Day, Cupid Will Be Circling the Workplace-What Can Employers Do to Mitigate Risks?

by Tammy Ensslin on 2/6/2012

For employers, Cupid’s arrow only points one direction…..to the Company’s Sexual Harassment Policy. While Valentine’s Day may be a holiday to celebrate love and romance, it can quickly become an employer’s worst nightmare....more

On Valentine's Day, Cupid Will Be Circling the Workplace-What Can Employers Do to Mitigate Risks?

by Tammy Ensslin on 2/6/2012

For employers, Cupid’s arrow only points one direction…..to the Company’s Sexual Harassment Policy. While Valentine’s Day may be a holiday to celebrate love and romance, it can quickly become an employer’s worst nightmare. ...more

Discrimination or Harassment Plaintiff: Play the hand you're dealt

by Alan Bush on 3/16/2011

Sexual harassment claims often come from things you can't fully control. A rouge supervisor. An on-the-side workplace romance that goes bad. On top of that, you can't pick the employee who gets harassed and turns...more

Romance At Work

by Robert Haurin on 2/14/2011

Attached is a recent article that we published in the Legal Intelligencer that concerns romance at work and the problems it can present....more

Let’s Get It On…

by FordHarrison on 2/11/2011

Studio 54 was a nightclub in New York City with infamously loose rules related to sexual expression. Rumor has it that back-room rendezvous were the norm. Sabre/Dunder Mifflin’s Scranton office may be trying to give the club...more

Employer Faces Trial For Failing to Prevent Employee's Sexual Overtures to Fellow Employee

by TroyGould PC on 10/1/2010

Workplace romances are not unusual. But when do an employee's romantic overtures to another employee cross the line and become sexual harassment? Under what circumstances can an employer be held liable for failing to prevent...more

Office Romances And ‘Love Contracts’ By Barbara Reeves Neal

by JAMS, The Resolution Experts on 10/10/2008

Office romances are exciting and fun — for a while. The couple is smitten, stealing meaningful glances across a conference table. Fellow employees catch on to the romance and enjoy the gossip. After a while, employees in...more

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Global HR Hot Topic - March 2013: Cross-Border Anti-Harassment Initiatives

Textual Harassment Could CRE8 Liability For Employers

Just in Time for Valentine’s Day: When Employees Place Bets in the Workplace Dating Pool…

Understanding and Mitigating Liability for Workplace Romances

Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc. Settles Longstanding Litigation with EEOC

Healthcare Update - November 2012, No. 4

Healthcare Update, No. 4, November 2012: Hospital Receptionist Harassed By Patient – EEOC Sues

Harassment In The Workplace: Dangerous Liaisons

Employer Off The Hook For Co-Worker Harassment Claims Thanks To Its Anti-Harassment Policies, New Jersey Appellate Division Holds

When Does Flirting Become Harassment in an Office Romance?

Sorry St Valentine, We Don't Do Romance In This Workplace

Employment Law Update: Romance in the Workplace: You, Me and our Employer?

On Valentine's Day, Cupid Will Be Circling the Workplace-What Can Employers Do to Mitigate Risks?

On Valentine's Day, Cupid Will Be Circling the Workplace-What Can Employers Do to Mitigate Risks?

Discrimination or Harassment Plaintiff: Play the hand you're dealt

Romance At Work

Let’s Get It On…

Employer Faces Trial For Failing to Prevent Employee's Sexual Overtures to Fellow Employee

Office Romances And ‘Love Contracts’ By Barbara Reeves Neal

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