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Messy "Real Life" LARP: An Employer's Accident Response Deconstructed for In-House Counsel

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During Ward and Smith’s annual Employment Law Symposium, three attorneys provided insights on a fictional construction company's reaction to a serious job site accident. In the session, the attorneys shed light on key issues...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

The era of the remote office romance and harassment

Office romances are nothing new. The compliance unit doesn’t often get involved in investigating them unless they violate company policy or include allegations of harassment or other misconduct. Even then, they might be...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

How not to prove "welcomeness" in a sex harassment case

Employers, know your limits. As most of our readers know, for inappropriate behavior to be "sexual harassment,” it has to be "unwelcome" to the recipient....more

Steptoe & Johnson PLLC

Romance in the Office

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With employees returning to the physical office, employers are likely going to have to deal with a number of headaches they haven’t had to address during the COVID-19 pandemic. One of these headaches relates to office...more

Akerman LLP - HR Defense

Love is in the Air – And in the Workplace!

If you thought workplace romances vanished with the COVID-19 pandemic, think again.  According to a recent survey by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), one-third of 550 U.S. workers said they are or have been...more

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When Workplace Romance Is a Fact of Life, How Can Employers Limit Their Liability?

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Even with the rise in remote working during the COVID-19 pandemic, workplace romance remains commonplace. In a 2021 survey, the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) found that more than one-third of U.S. workers have...more

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Employers Should Not Ignore Workplace Rumors About Employees' Sexual Relationships

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In a recent opinion, the Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit found that baseless rumors that a female employee had a sexual relationship with her supervisor could support a sexual harassment claim. Parker v. Reema...more

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Valentine’s Day Considerations For The #MeToo Era

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I’ve been doing a lot of harassment prevention training lately. One reason is because it is an odd year (2019), and the requirement to train managers & supervisors started in 2005, so many California businesses are on an...more

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