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EEOC Releases Final Guidance on Harassment in the Workplace

On April 29, 2024 the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) published its final guidance on harassment in the workplace. As Proskauer previously covered, this final guidance follows proposed guidance,...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

What's in that new EEOC guidance on workplace harassment?

It's worth a read. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission recently released a proposed Enforcement Guidance on Harassment in the Workplace, and it's quite good. Don't let the length intimidate you. If you aren't an...more

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Texas Says #MeToo to Enhanced Protections for Sexual Harassment Victims

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Effective September 1, 2021, Texas has joined a growing list of states that have passed enhanced legal protections for victims of workplace sexual harassment. S.B. 45 amends current law relating to the prohibition against...more

Morgan Lewis

New Texas Laws Expand Sexual Harassment Liability for Employers and Individuals

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Texas has expanded sexual harassment protections for employees in the workplace beyond those offered under federal law. As of September 1, 2021, individuals and all employers (including those with only one employee) may now...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

Preventing Sexual Harassment: Lessons From Hollywood, The Governor’s Mansion, And The Boardroom

The fall from grace in the #MeToo era continues; this time, it’s Governor Andrew Cuomo. This past week the New York State Attorney General released a report concluding that Cuomo had sexually harassed multiple women and...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

The Top 5 Dos and Don’ts of Employee Handbooks - Labor & Employment Newsletter

Haven’t updated that employee handbook in a while? Need to review it to make sure it is accurate? What policies actually need to be in a handbook? These are some of the questions that employers regularly face – or at least...more

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How to Mitigate Inappropriate Watercooler Talk in the Current Sexually Salacious News Environment

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Regardless of your political leaning, it is fair to say that national headlines over the past few weeks have been dominated by sexually charged topics. For instance, a porn star known as Stormy Daniels recently gave an...more

Miles & Stockbridge P.C.

#MeToo: How Do Companies Avoid Being Next?

Bill O'Reilly. Harvey Weinstein. Kevin Spacey. Charlie Rose. Matt Lauer. It seems that every day the news covers one more explosive incident of sexual harassment in the workplace, with many allegations indicating that the...more

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Legal Compliance In A Harassment-Conscious Environment

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As noted in our Legal News Update – Me Too, But Now What? What Board Members Need to Know About Workplace Sexual Harassment – allegations regarding workplace harassment have recently been a major focus of traditional and...more

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