News & Analysis as of

Hostile Environment Protected Class

Holland & Knight LLP

When Social Media Posts Become Workplace Harassment

Holland & Knight LLP on

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on July 25, 2024, ruled that under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, companies can be held liable for claims of a hostile work environment if an employee shares...more

Bowditch & Dewey

MCAD Announces Draft of Updated Harassment Guidelines and Seeks Public Comment

Bowditch & Dewey on

On January 25, 2024, the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination (MCAD – see Note 1) announced new draft guidelines titled “Guidelines on Harassment in the Workplace” (the “Draft Guidelines”). The Draft Guidelines are...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

Healthy Workplace Proposals Would Expand Definition of Prohibited Harassment

One of the most frequent questions we receive involves employees who claim that they have been subjected to a "hostile work environment." Under federal civil rights laws, the term hostile work environment has a specific...more

Venable LLP

It's Time to Refresh Your Anti-Harassment Training: The EEOC Proposes Updated Guidance on Discrimination and Harassment in the...

Venable LLP on

On October 2, 2023, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued Proposed Enforcement Guidance on Harassment in the Workplace (Proposed Enforcement Guidance), which will supersede its prior guidance on...more

Burr & Forman

EEOC Issues Proposed Harassment Guidance Broadening Employers’ Obligations Under Federal EEO Law

Burr & Forman on

On October 2, 2023, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) published in the Federal Register its notice of proposed guidance on "Enforcement Guidance of Harassment in the Workplace." The guidance...more

Flaster Greenberg PC

Tough Coach or Hostile Work Environment

Flaster Greenberg PC on

“Tough Coaches” at the professional level or college level garner reputations on their own. As sports become more professional and retain a formal structure, it is essential for clubs to understand the line between a “tough...more

Amundsen Davis LLC

“Hostile Work Environment”: Beyond the Buzz Words

Amundsen Davis LLC on

It is more and more common for employers to hear employee allegations of a “hostile work environment,” “harassment” or a “toxic workplace.” In some instances current or former employees are using those terms as a defense...more

Rivkin Radler LLP

The Employment Law Reporter - Spring 2021

Rivkin Radler LLP on

Here is what we cover in this issue of The Employment Law Reporter: •A federal court in New York has dismissed an employment discrimination lawsuit brought by a former employee of the City University of New York. ...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

TITLE VII: Court Breaks from Department of Justice on Transgender Rights

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on

Seyfarth Synopsis: In the first case following the Department of Justice’s pronouncement that Title VII does not prohibit discrimination against transgender persons on the basis of gender identity, a court in the Western...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

Ohio Legislature Proposes Major Reform of Ohio Employment Discrimination Law

Jackson Lewis P.C. on

The Ohio employment discrimination statute may be in for substantial changes. A bill aimed at comprehensive reform of Ohio’s employment discrimination statute (R.C. § 4112) has been introduced Ohio Legislature....more

Smith Debnam Narron Drake Saintsing & Myers,...

EEOC Seeks Input Regarding Proposed Harassment Enforcement Guidance

On January 10, 2017, the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued proposed enforcement guidance on preventing workplace harassment for which it seeks input before implementation. The deadline for...more

McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC

Pennsylvania Court Says Title VII Prohibits Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (‘EEOC”) has been aggressively advancing its position that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation even though sexual...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

New Fair Housing Rule Extends Liability to Housing Providers for Harassment

Ballard Spahr LLP on

This week, HUD issued a final rule that creates liability under the Fair Housing Act (FHA) for housing providers for occurrences of “quid pro quo harassment” or “hostile environment harassment.” The new rule takes effect on...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Employment Law - October 2015 #2

Take the Cure: New California Law Permits Corrections of Wage Statement Violations - Why it matters: Employers may want to review their wage statements after Governor Jerry Brown signed a new law that permits them...more

Zelle  LLP

Workplace Bullying: What’s the Employer’s Responsibility?

Zelle LLP on

Over the past two decades, parents, schools, school boards and legislators have worked hard to address bullying in the classroom and on the playground. In the workplace, which also sees its share of bullying behavior, there...more

15 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 1

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide