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Practical Training for Project Managers & Supervisors Two-Part Webinar Series: Part Two
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On August 1, 2024, the Connecticut Supreme Court ruled in O’Reggio v. Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities that the definition of “supervisor” set forth by the U.S. Supreme Court in Vance v. Ball State University to...more
In a win for employers, the Connecticut Supreme Court defines “supervisor” narrowly for purposes of vicarious employer liability under Connecticut Fair Employment Practices Act - Under Connecticut’s civil rights law, an...more
The Connecticut Supreme Court recently adopted the U.S. Supreme Court's relatively narrow definition of “supervisor” for use in determining when employers are liable under the Connecticut Fair Employment Practices Act (CFEPA)...more
A “supervisor,” for purposes of a Connecticut state hostile work environment claim, is an employee who is empowered by an employer to take tangible employment actions, the Connecticut Supreme Court recently held in O’Reggio...more
In a recent decision, the Connecticut Appellate Court held that “supervisor” for hostile work environment discrimination claims brought under Connecticut law is the same as applied in similar federal claims brought pursuant...more
Reversing a district court’s grant of summary judgment, the Iowa Court of Appeals held an employee presented sufficient evidence for her disability-based hostile work environment claim to proceed to trial, despite the...more
The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeal’s recent decision in Lopez v. Whirlpool Corp. reminds employers and employees alike that an employer may not be liable for co-worker sexual harassment when the complaining employee resigns...more
What constitutes sexual harassment? There are two categories of sexual harassment as specified by the Department of Women’s Affairs and Family Development together with Mahidol University, as follows: 1. Quid quo pro;...more
In recent years, a number of federal appellant courts, including the Fourth Circuit, have issued opinions finding that a single use of a racial slur can be enough to constitute a hostile and offensive working environment...more
What constitutes sexual harassment? In Colombia there is no specific regulation from a labor law perspective that defines which acts and/or behaviors could imply sexual harassment. However, Colombia, as part of ILO...more
You’re young, embarking on a career and very attracted to a co-worker who flirts with you at your new job. You’re sure the two of you were made for each other and, after all, you’re only human. So, you boost the courage to...more
Stories of high-profile individuals in politics, media, entertainment and hospitality alleged to have engaged in sexual harassment, or worse, have been breaking at an unprecedented rate. In the wake of these allegations,...more
Despite consistent direction from the United States Supreme Court that courts should look at "all the circumstances" in determining whether a workplace environment is sufficiently hostile or abusive to give rise to an...more
The New Jersey Supreme Court recently decided two key issues affecting claims of supervisory hostile work environment sexual harassment under the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (“NJLAD”). In Aguas v. State of New...more