Webinar and Podcast Are All Things Employment Law
Are you looking for something new to end the year with? Then I have two quick links to share with you this morning. First, on December 7 from noon to 1 pm (ET, of course), I, along with Eric Meyer (The...
View ArticleWhat IS (and is NOT) Sexual Harassment (Legally Speaking)
With all the focus on sexual harassment in the news lately, one thing missing from most of the coverage is an actual explanation of what is (and is not) “sexual harassment”. At least according to the...
View ArticleIt’s Valentine’s Day – Is There Love in the Workplace? And Should There Be?
Love is in the air. And in the workplace too. But office romances have hit a 10-year-low, at least according to a new survey from CareerBuilder.com. Lest you think that office romances are rare – the...
View ArticleDoes Profanity at Work Create a Hostile Work Environment? (Maybe.)
Over the last several months, I’ve been asked to do far more sexual harassment prevention trainings than typical and the issue of profanity in the workplace has popped up. No doubt that much of this is...
View ArticleIsolated Comments Don’t Rise to Level of Sexual Harassment, Says Court
One of the items I talk about in a sexual harassment prevention training is that people’s perception of what sexual harassment is, may differ from how a court defines it. Suppose I told you that the...
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When Employee Models for Playgirl, Harassment May Be “Because of Sex”
Late last month, a federal court in Connecticut took another look at the prohibition of discrimination “because of sex” with a case that has all the elements of a “can you believe it” fact-pattern...
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What is “Actionable” for Harassment Claims To Succeed
As I continue recapping various sessions from the ABA Labor & Employment Law Annual Conference last week in Philadelphia, it’s time to turn to what makes claims “actionable” under today’s...
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Anonymous Threats in Workplace Don’t Give Employers Free Pass to Ignore
As I return from an extended absence for the Thanksgiving holiday, my colleagues Gary Starr and Gabe Jiran share this alert about anonymous threats in the workplace based on a recent Circuit Court...
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Hostile Work Environment Creator, Equal Opportunity Offender or Something Else?
You work for a privately-owned multinational conglomerate with a high-profile CEO who loves Twitter and can’t stop talking. And that CEO, outside of work, has been critical of lots of people. In doing...
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Trump’s So-Called “Locker Room Talk”: Would It Count Towards a “Hostile Work...
I’ve always tried for this blog to be apolitical. That doesn’t mean I don’t have political views — I obviously do — but I don’t think that they should play into how we look at certain legal issues....
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