Elizabeth Johnston

Verrill

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Hiring During the COVID-19 Pandemic: What You Can Do

Despite the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak, business—and hiring—must go on. As the EEOC continues to update its guidance regarding employment practices during the pandemic, here are common questions regarding how to implement...more

3/24/2020 / Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) , Coronavirus/COVID-19 , Emergency Response , Employer Liability Issues , Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) , Hiring & Firing , Pre-Employment Health Screenings , Risk Management , State of Emergency , Virus Testing

Culture, Diversity, & Implicit Bias: Avoiding Discrimination and a Hostile Work Environment

On Thursday, January 30, members from Verrill's Employment & Labor group, as well as some from the Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation group, conducted a full-day seminar full of employment law related topics that...more

2/5/2020 / Best Management Practices , Bias , Corporate Culture , Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) , Employer Liability Issues , Hostile Environment , Leadership , Risk Management , Unconscious Bias

Identifying and Handling a Hostile Work Environment

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

10/29/2019 / #MeToo , Anti-Harassment Policies , Corporate Culture , Employer Liability Issues , Faragher/Ellerth defense , Harassment , Hostile Environment , Human Resources Professionals , Risk Management , Sexual Harassment

12 Days of HR: Stay in Compliance with OSHA When Your Employees Are Working in a Winter Wonderland

The Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 was passed to prevent workers from being workers from being seriously harmed at work. Although OSHA compliance should be on your mind all year, the winter season brings with it...more

12/20/2018 / Employee Training , Employer Liability Issues , Human Resources Professionals , OSHA , Reporting Requirements , Risk Management , Safety Precautions , Workplace Safety

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