OFCCP Refresh and Reset: What to Watch for in 2022
Employment Law Now IV-80- Creating A Complaint Procedure For Wage and Hour Issues
Workplace Violence Rises During COVID-19 - Employment Law This Week®
2020 OFCCP Refresh and Reset
Conducting an Investigation in the Workplace
I-21 – Sexual Harassment (Still), Political Tweeting, and Intersectional Discrimination
Condo complaints not in writing?
A common issue that employers, regardless of size or industry, face is responding to employee complaints. If, for example, an employee reports that they are being sexually harassed at work or that another employee is...more
Employers recently received some helpful guidance from federal workplace officials to ensure your workplace investigations run smoothly, comply with legal standards, and put you in the best position to reach a fair and...more
Summertime is nearing, and one of my favorite summer traditions after a long week is to make a big bowl of popcorn, get myself and my dog cozy on the couch, and turn on an old movie. Recently, I rewatched 9 to 5, a classic...more
Dear Littler, I’m the CEO of a fast-growing company. A team of sales executives reports to me and each has a large team of sales employees that reports to them. Last week someone anonymously emailed HR complaining about...more
You won't want to miss this!!! You all probably read respectable news sources. I subscribe to a number of "sober" mainstream publications, but have a sick attraction to the Daily Mail and the New York Post....more
Whether your organization has five or 5,000 employees, having a well drafted and frequently updated employee handbook is a critical resource to minimize potential liability in the workplace. For current employees and...more
Viewed as a risk mitigation tool, arbitration clauses are included in employment contracts and policies to route employer/employee disputes to a private forum and outside of the courthouse. Employers are attracted to such...more
In the United States, the federal government has faced challenges in imposing vaccination mandates for large private employers, federal contractors, and certain health care employees. Because of that, choices around...more
According to a poll conducted during an Ogletree Deakins webinar in 2021, 70 percent of approximately 1,200 attendees had experienced an increase in internal workplace complaints. In addition, a recently published outlook for...more
Many states throughout the nation have been expanding employee protections under state and federal law. This year, Texas enacted two bills that significantly expand the protections for employees who assert a claim of sexual...more
As of August 8, 2021, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has received more than 5,558 whistleblower complaints related to COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic (and State Plans have received an...more
Compliance or internal audit departments frequently carry out audits intended to assure that business partners in an organization, such as human resources or legal departments, have in place policies and procedures that are...more
I want to discuss how things go sideways in your workplace when people invest in conclusions that resist contrary explanations grounded in reality. If you have an employee who follows QAnon, you don’t necessarily have a...more
In this episode, Mike Schmidt discusses why employers should create complaint policies and procedures for wage and hour issues, and not just for harassment, discrimination, and retaliation concerns. ...more
KEY POINTS - - Illinois Department of Human Rights (IDHR) has not issued a COVID-19-related moratorium or extension on the requirements that all Illinois employers, regardless of size: (1) provide annual sexual harassment...more
Workplace incidents — ranging from shootings and assaults to less severe violence — have spiked across a variety of industries during the COVID-19 pandemic. Attorney Beth McManus discusses the steps employers can take to...more
In the #MeToo era, accusations of workplace misconduct must be taken seriously and investigated thoroughly. A good investigation can result in effective resolution of a harassment complaint, winning an unemployment claim, and...more
The National Labor Relations Board, in its December 17th decision in Apogee Retail LLC d/b/a Unique Thrift Store, has reversed its prior rule and held that employer requirements that employees treat workplace investigations...more
Maine Bar Survey -- 1581 Total Responses - In the last 5 years . . . • Over 8% (128) experienced sexual harassment • 23% (363) experienced discrimination, bullying, or other harassment • 10% (160) reported...more
How does the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission evaluate discrimination complaints? What trends is it seeing in the cases it’s reviewing? And how do investigators assess claims involving sexual harassment and equal...more
If you are a woman and work for the Astros, what do you think will be the internal action if you are harassed? Do you think for one nano-second your complaint would be taken seriously? Would the Astros attack/retaliate...more
Often—and without much thinking—when an employer faces a claim of sexual harassment, the knee-jerk response is to discipline or terminate the man accused. It is the easiest way to go, especially if the alleged harasser is a...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: In Sellars v. CRST Expedited, Inc. Case No. C15-117-LTS (July 15, 2019), the Northern District of Iowa held that employer responses to sexual harassment complaints need not deter harassment by other...more
Major changes to New York’s harassment laws were among the flurry of bills advanced and passed by the New York State Legislature in the final hours of its 2019 Legislative Session. Employers will face greater potential...more
Tennessee employers who want to avoid workplace-bullying lawsuits need only adopt the state’s model anti-bullying policy and they will enjoy immunity from such claims, thanks to a new law just signed into effect Tuesday....more