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Episode 24: EEOC Commissioner Chai Feldblum Part I: Employers' "Superstar Harassment" Problem

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Amidst seemingly endless sexual harassment headlines, Matt Steinberg welcomes EEOC Commissioner, Chai Feldblum, to discuss the "Superstar Harasser" epidemic. The discussion will explore what companies can do to prevent and...more

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Sixth Circuit Shuts Down EEOC’s Appeal In Sex Harassment Suit

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Seyfarth Synopsis: In a sexual harassment lawsuit brought by the EEOC, the Sixth Circuit affirmed a U.S. District Court’s grant of an employer’s motion for summary judgment after finding that the harassing employee was not a...more

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Is Your Anti-Harassment Training Making the Grade?

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If your initial response to this question is, "What anti-harassment training? Are we still supposed to be doing that? Isn't that kind of 'old school'?", your first step needs to be planning anti-harassment training in 2017....more

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South County Support Services & Southwest Transportation Agency Voluntarily Settles EEOC Charge for $90,000

Company Discharged Employee After She Reported Harassment, Federal Agency Charges - FRESNO, Calif. - Caruthers, Calif.-based companies South County Support Services and Southwest Transportation Agency will pay $89,691...more

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Potato Packing Companies to Pay $450,000 to Settle EEOC Suit for Sex Harassment and Retaliation

At Least 13 Women at Monte Vista Plant Physically and Verbally Abused and Three Fired for Refusing to Submit or Complaining, Federal Agency Charged - DENVER - Two potato packing companies will pay $450,000 and furnish...more

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Empacadoras de Papas Pagaran $450,000 Para Resolver Demanda de Discriminación por Acoso Sexual y Represalias

Por lo menos 13 Mujeres en la Planta de Monte Vista Fueron Abusadas Física y Verbalmente y Tres Despedidas Por Rechazar Avances o Quejarse, Alega la Agencia Federal - DENVER - Dos empacadoras de papas pagarán $450,000...more

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP

“Locker Room” Talk In All-Male Workplace Sexual Harassment, Fifth Circuit Rules

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In this space, we have reported recently on the series of rebuffs that the EEOC has received from various courts in recent months. But in EEOC v. Boh Brothers Construction Company, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals handed...more

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Fifth Circuit Hands Win to EEOC in Same-Sex Harassment

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The EEOC won a significant victory on September 30, 2013, as the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, sitting en banc, reinstated a jury verdict finding that the defendant, Boh Brothers Construction...more

Jackson Walker

"Boys will be Boys" A Risky Employment Policy

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In a 10-6 decision following en banc review, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit recently decided, in Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Boh Brothers Construction Co. L.L.C., that an iron worker...more

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Zoria Farms and Z Foods Sued by EEOC for Sexual Harassment and Retaliation

Dried Fruit Producer Fired a Class of Workers Who Protested the Widespread Abuse by Supervisors, Federal Agency Charges - FRESNO, Calif. - Z Foods, Inc., doing business as Zoria Farms, and its predecessor company,...more

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A New Supreme Court Decision Helps Employers in Harassment Cases

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The United States Supreme Court’s decision in Vance v. Ball State just made it easier for employers to defend against some Title VII harassment lawsuits. In a 5-4 decision, the Court rejected the harassment claims brought by...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Raising the Bar on Employer Liability for Harassment and Retaliation

On June 24, the Supreme Court issued two new opinions in favor of employers, both five-to-four decisions that narrowly construe the scope of Title VII’s retaliation and employer liability rules and significantly raise the bar...more

Sands Anderson PC

Conducting Workplace Investigations

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Recently, when advising a client who was investigating a complaint of sexual harassment, I had the opportunity to revisit the EEOC’s Enforcement Guidance: Vicarious Employer Liability for Unlawful Harassment by Supervisors...more

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Are You My Supervisor?

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Late last month, the Supreme Court considered whether and when a co-worker can be deemed a supervisor for purposes of evaluating if the employer is strictly liable for that person’s harassment of another employee....more

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