After a tumultuous 2017, federal, state, and local governments have spent the start of 2018 reconsidering their approach toward sexual harassment in the workplace. ...more
5/21/2018
/ Confidentiality Agreements ,
Employee Training ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Hostile Environment ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Non-Disclosure Agreement ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Settlement Agreements ,
Sexual Harassment ,
State and Local Government ,
State Labor Laws ,
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ,
Tax Reform
Dear Littler: I am a senior HR manager at a mid-sized company. One of our female team members just reported her manager, a vice president, for inappropriate conduct. She claims that what started out as mild flirtation on his...more
Dear Littler: I work in HR and have a very modern-day dilemma. An employee (Lauren) told me about a social media post by another employee (Jane). I don’t follow Jane on social media, but a few days ago she posted this...more
11/7/2017
/ Anti-Harassment Policies ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Harassment ,
Hashtags ,
Hostile Environment ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Popular ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Social Media ,
Title VII
You don’t need to be a cable news network, a Hollywood production company, a media mogul or a politician in order to feel the ripple effect from the recent wave of workplace sexual harassment claims. While such harassment...more
10/20/2017
/ Adverse Employment Action ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Employee Training ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Harassment ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Hostile Environment ,
Risk Management ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Strategic Enforcement Plan ,
Title VII