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Harassment
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Employment Law Lookout
Prompt Remedial Action Saves the Day for This Employer
By Linda Schoonmaker and Kyle Winnick Seyfarth Synopsis: The Fifth Circuit dismissed a plaintiff’s harassment claims because the employer took prompt action to stop the harassment and prevent it from…
Ogletree Deakins Insights
District of Columbia’s New Human Rights Enhancement Amendment Act Changes Definitions of ‘Harassment’ and ‘Employee’
By By: D'Ontae D. Sylvertooth, Owen J. Peters
The District of Columbia recently amended the D.C. Human Rights Act (DCHRA) by adding a new protective status, broadening who is covered under the act. The District also modified the…
Levy Employment Law Blog
Workplace Investigations: What Is “Bullying”?
By Tracey Levy
There is a slippery slope between what may be considered sub-optimal or bad management practices, “bullying,” and “harassment.” When behaviors prompt an employee complaint, workplace investigators need to evaluate where…
Employment Class Action Blog
Illinois District Court Refuses to Certify Class Based on Anti-harassment Policy
By Greg Mersol
Most employers today have anti-harassment policies covering race, gender and other types of discrimination to help comply with state and federal antidiscrimination legislation and to take advantage of the affirmative…
Hunton Employment & Labor Perspectives
Failure to Check Box on EEOC Charge Proves Fatal to Harassment Claims
By Ryan M. Bates, Alyson Brown
A Virginia federal court last week dismissed a plaintiff’s hostile work environment claims because the plaintiff failed to check the “continuing action” box or specifically mention “harassment” or “hostile work…
Proskauer Whistleblower Defense
Third Circuit: Whistleblowers Are Not Shielded From Discipline for Misconduct
By Steven J. Pearlman, Pinchos Goldberg, Margo Richard
On August 26, 2022, the Third Circuit affirmed a grant of summary judgment in favor of an employer, holding that whistleblower retaliation protections in the False Claims Act did not…
Canadian Lawyer Mag
Hartman Law argues harassment lawsuit against Correctional Services Canada in Federal Court
Blakes and Gilbert's also in court for pharma companies embroiled in patent infringement suit
International Labor and Employment Law
Harassment and Discrimination on the Basis of Mental Health in France
Béatrice Pola, French & EU Employment Group partner, authored an article titled “Harassment and discrimination on the basis of mental health in France” in IEL (International Employment Lawyer). To access…
Achkar Law Blog
How to Defend a Human Rights Application?
In Ontario, the Human Rights Code (the “Code”) protects employees, tenants, contractors, customers and workers from discrimination and harassment based on protected grounds. The grounds include, but are not limited to,…
Canadian Lawyer Mag
Federal Court certifies class action against RCMP for intimidation and harassment
Claims include systemic negligence and failure to provide harassment-free environment