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Defendant Dodges a Bullet When Preparing a Two-Part Faragher-Ellerth Report

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Based on two United States Supreme Court decisions, defendants sometimes may assert what is known as a "Faragher-Ellerth" affirmative defense to discrimination and harassment claims. To successfully assert that affirmative...more

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The impact of society’s demands for transparency on internal investigations and their investigators

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There has been much attention — and rightfully so — on the impact of the #MeToo movement within the workplace. That impact has significantly changed employment policies and practices from large national corporations to small...more

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The First Appellate District Confirms that the Attorney-Client Privilege and the Attorney Work Product Doctrine Apply to...

In City of Petaluma, the former employee filed a charge with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) alleging sexual harassment and retaliation during her employment with the City of Petaluma (“City”). The...more

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Personnel Investigation By Outside Attorney Protected From Disclosure In Discovery

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Seyfarth Synopsis: California Court of Appeal holds that (1) an outside attorney’s investigation can be privileged even though the attorney simply investigated facts, and (2) the employer does not waive the privilege simply...more

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Are Your HR Investigation Notes Protected Against Disclosure? Maybe, Maybe Not.

Just last month, two federal district courts reached different conclusions, further contributing to the confusion as to whether notes taken during a Human Resources department investigation of a discrimination or harassment...more

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