Topic
Harassment
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California Employment Law
Training Reminders and Related Bills to Watch About Training (Updated October 2026)
With summer coming to an end, now is a good time for employers and HR Departments to review training requirements and plan accordingly. Below are some helpful tips. Workplace Violence…
Levy Employment Law Blog
Workplace Investigations: Was that Comment a Compliment – or an Insult?
By Tracey Levy
How does emotional pain impact the way employees perceive their workplace interactions? How well does anyone block it and where does it seep through? Setting the Stage I have been reflecting on those questions in layers…
Michael Geist
TMU Picks Damage Control Over Fixing the Damage: Behind Its Shameful Response to the Devastating Benotto Report on Campus Antisemitism
Last fall, two incidents at Toronto Metropolitan University attracted national attention: the September 2025 disruption by the group Students for Justice in Palestine at TMU of a Democracy Forum event…
Ogletree Deakins Insights
California Appellate Court Affirms Restraining Order Based on Harassment
By By: Tracie L. Childs, Joel H. Kosh
Quick Hits In Adelanto Elementary School District v. Krause, a California appellate court upheld the bulk of a restraining order against a former school district superintendent who later was elected…
The Employer Handbook Blog
One and Done: Why the EEOC Couldn’t Prove “Ongoing” Harassment
One racial slur wasn’t enough to put a company on notice. A federal appeals court explained why and upheld the jury’s verdict for the employer. TL;DR: A federal appeals court…
Kirakosian Law Blog
How Much Can You Sue for Verbal Abuse? Understanding Your Legal Options
Verbal abuse can stay with a person long after the words are spoken. It can affect your sleep, confidence, reputation, job, and sense of safety. Still, the law does not…
Ogletree Deakins Insights
Show Your Work: Fifth Circuit Stresses the Importance of Thorough Harassment Investigations
By By: Fiona W. Ong, Eva W. Turner
Quick Hits Near-daily comments of a humiliating nature can satisfy the “severe or pervasive” standard for harassment. Second-hand harassment directed at a coworker of the same protected class can contribute…
North Carolina Divorce Lawyers Blog
When Third-Party Complaints Become Harassment in North Carolina
When you hear of someone committing an act of domestic violence, what do you imagine? A physical confrontation? A threat? While that is often the reality, it might not always be…
Domain Incite
Harassment down, bitchiness up at ICANN
By Kevin Murphy
ICANN’s Ombuds dealt with 50% more cases in its last-reported year, with most of the growth attributable to community members who just can’t seem to get along. In a recently…
On Brief: Iowa's Appellate Blog
Iowa Supreme Court upholds harassment conviction and clarifies that a defendant need not initiate contact to commit harassment
In a unanimous decision filed on May 22, 2026, the Iowa Supreme Court in State v. Hall held that a defendant need not be the person who initiated an encounter…