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Harassment
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Ohio Employer Law Blog
The 2nd nominee for the Worst Employer of 2024 is … the stone-cold stunner
I've never before had a repeat Worst Employer nominee. But never before has there been an employer like Vince McMahon. Two years ago, I nominated the former Chairman of the…
California Public Agency Labor & Employment Blog
Public Protests and Harassment Law in 2024
In a much-publicized congressional hearing on December 5, 2023, the presidents of Harvard, MIT, and the University of Pennsylvania faced pointed questions by the House Education and Workforce Committee regarding…
Ohio Employer Law Blog
Join me at this year’s Craft Brewers Conference
If you google “brewery harassment” you’ll polish off an entire six-pack before you finish reading all of the horror stories. 🤮 “Breweries named in wave of sexual harassment claims; CEO…
Labor & Employment Insights
What to Do When You Get an EEOC Subpoena
By Anne R. Yuengert, Paul R. Barsness
The EEOC has some new laws in its arsenal (i.e., the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, the PUMP Act) and is likely to release new guidance on harassment. Keeping that in…
Davis+Gilbert PERKS
New York Expands Rules Governing Nondisclosure Provisions in Settlements
New York employers: As previously reported on PERKS, Governor Hochul signed an amendment to NY law regulating the use of nondisclosure provisions in settlement agreements. Keep in mind that the…
The Right Coast
Biden s alarming harassment of Elon Musk | The Hill
Even as President Biden accuses Donald Trump of threatening our democracy, he is employing agencies of the federal government to harass and punish Elon Musk, whom he seems to consider…
The Right Coast
Harvard Bans Cisheterosexism but Shrugs at Antisemitism – WSJ
What constitutes bullying and harassment at Harvard? A mandatory Title IX training last year warned all undergraduate students that cisheterosexism, fatphobia and using the wrong pronouns qualified as abuse and…
Davis+Gilbert PERKS
New York Restricts Clawback Provisions in Settlement Agreements Involving Harassment Claims
On November 17, 2023, Governor Hochul signed into law an amendment to existing New York State Law, making unlawful liquidated damage or clawback provisions tied to non-disclosure and non-disparagement provisions…
The Employer Report
New York Wipes Out Common Employer Protections in Release Agreements Involving Claims of Discrimination, Harassment and Retaliation
Heads up, New York employers. New York recently expanded its #MeToo statute to bar some of the most common terms for which employers bargain in settlement agreements involving claims of…
Employment Law Lookout
Seyfarth Joins Peer Firms in Standing Against Targeted Harassment
Seyfarth joined a group of dozens of Am Law 100 law firms that have sent a letter to the deans of top-ranked US law schools. The letter expressed concern over…