Discrimination, Workplace Harassment Guidance

Workplace Harmony in 2024: Navigating the EEOC’s Latest Harassment Guidelines

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 6/11/2024

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released long-awaited Enforcement Guidance on Harassment in the Workplace, No. 915.064. The EEOC also published a “Summary of Key Provisions,” FAQs for employees, and a...more

Three proposed Illinois bills to watch: Family responsibilities, reproductive decisions, and harassment standards

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP on 6/4/2024

Three bills are making their way through the Illinois state legislature that would amend the Illinois Human Rights Act by setting new standards for employer responsibilities and employee rights in the workplace. Here is a...more

EEOC Enforcement Guidance on Workplace Harassment: Impact on a Term, Condition, or Privilege of Employment

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 5/21/2024

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC) first updated enforcement guidance on workplace harassment in 25 years is broken down into the three components of a harassment claim: (1) the covered bases and causation;...more

Navigating the Rock & the Hard Place: Conflicting Federal and State Mandates for LGBTQ Employees

Foley & Lardner LLP on 5/14/2024

“The rock and the hard place.” How often do employers find themselves here? If employers have LGBTQ employees in certain states, they are now bumping up against the “rock” of federal laws, like Title VII and Title IX, and the...more

The Link Between Compliance Training, Harassment, and Discrimination

World Law Group on 3/26/2024

In today's rapidly evolving corporate landscape, organizations must foster environments prioritizing inclusivity, respect, and legal adherence. During a recent thought-provoking panel discussion, esteemed lawyers Orly Gerby...more

Menopause in the Workplace: A Multi-Faceted Issue

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP on 12/14/2023

Menopause is something that approximately 50 percent of the workforce will experience during their working lives, but it is still infrequently discussed or considered in the workplace and many of us are unaware of how...more

EEOC Releases Proposed Enforcement Guidance on Workplace Harassment

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP on 10/31/2023

On September 29, 2023, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC” or “Commission”) released its proposed Enforcement Guidance on Harassment in the Workplace (“Proposed Guidance”). The Proposed Guidance “is...more

The Role of Bystander Intervention in Preventing Workplace Harassment

Epstein Becker & Green on 4/10/2023

Organizations that successfully create an inclusive and positive culture understand that all of its people have an important role to play in maintaining a harassment-free workplace. Any incident of harassment can affect more...more

Chicago Employers: Immediate Updates Needed to EEO Practice in Light of Amendments to City of Chicago Human Rights Ordinance

Saul Ewing LLP on 6/8/2022

On April 27, 2022, the Chicago City Council amended the Chicago Human Rights Ordinance (CHRO). The amendments bolster the city’s sexual harassment laws and include enhanced protections for victims of sexual harassment in the...more

Sixth Circuit Decision Provides Guidance on Properly Managing Workplace Harassment and Discrimination Complaints

Bodman on 3/11/2022

A recent Sixth Circuit reported decision provides guidance for employers on the corrective actions necessary to respond to employee harassment allegations under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act....more

EEOC Issues Resolution Condemning Violence and Discrimination Against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders

Poyner Spruill LLP on 4/2/2021

On March 22, 2021, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued a Resolution condemning violence and discrimination against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. This resolution comes approximately one year after...more

Happy Thanksgiving! 7 Things for Which We Are Thankful – 2020 Edition

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 11/25/2020

Many of us are understandably anxious to put the year 2020 behind us and move onward and upward! But before we all sit down at the table and fill our plates and bellies to overflowing as we start the holiday season, we can...more

Human Rights Agencies Issue Discrimination / Harassment Guidance Amidst COVID-19 Concerns

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 4/21/2020

Seyfarth Synopsis: The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”), the New York State Division of Human Rights (the “Division”) and the New York City Commission on Human Rights (the “Commission”) have all recently...more

II-36- Holiday Party Tips, the 2018/2019 Federal Regulatory Agenda, and Noteworthy Cases On Suing and Being Sued

Cozen O'Connor on 11/1/2018

This episode offers a Top 10 list of thoughts to minimize problems at your company's upcoming holiday party, discusses what's in the recently-published 2018/2019 federal regulatory agenda, and highlights two noteworthy cases...more

Do Zero Tolerance Policies Make Zero Sense?

Fisher Phillips on 7/23/2018

When one hears about a workplace shooting, it’s easy to demand a “Zero Tolerance” rule against workplace violence. It’s understandable that after the staggering and even criminal revelations of the #METOO Movement that...more

Another Form of Workplace Harassment

Pullman & Comley - Labor, Employment and... on 7/18/2017

Harassment is a form of workplace discrimination. The most well-known is sexual harassment, which can consist of unwelcome sexual advances or requests for sexual favors, but also includes conduct of a sexual nature which...more

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