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Harassment
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Employment & Labor
Anti-harassment anthems
Yesterday, I came across the very cool video for a new Speedy Ortiz song, “Villain.”[embedded content] The song tackles issue of harassment, assault, and consent.Rock music has always tackled the…
Hunton Employment & Labor Perspectives
ABA Resolution 302: What the American Bar Association’s Position on Harassment Means to Employers
By Minjae Song, Sara Hamilton, Holly H. Williamson
The American Bar Association has adopted Resolution 302, which “urges all employers, and specifically all employers in the legal profession, to adopt and enforce policies and procedures that prohibit, prevent,…
Employment & Labor
#Me(n)Too
According to the Washington Post, nearly one in five — about 17 percent — of harassment complaints filed with the EEOC come from men.And many involve same-sex harassment. Some examples:…
Labor & Employment Insights
Making Sure Your Company Is Not the Next Harassment Hashtag
Like every other employment lawyer in America, I have been giving a good bit of thought to #MeToo and what it means for my clients. Many (although certainly not all)…
SDNY Blog
Judge Batts Unseals Bill O’Reilly’s Confidential Settlement Agreements
In an opinion yesterday, Judge Batts unsealed certain confidential settlement agreements (now available here) relating to harassment claims against former Fox News anchor Bill O’Reilly. The plaintiffs are parties to…
Employee Benefits Blog
The Import of a Rapid, Thorough Corporate Response to Allegations of Harassment
By Robert J. Cordy, Kristin E. Michaels, Sarah Walters
The increased focus on issues of harassment is putting corporate culture under a microscope. Corporate management and board members—regardless of whether the entity is private, public or charitable—must adjust the…
California Employment Law Update
$48,000 Judgment Affirmed In Favor Of Former Parks & Recreation Employee
By Tony Oncidi
Hurley v. California Dep’t of Parks & Recreation, 2018 WL 989506 (Cal. Ct. App. 2018) Delane Hurley worked as a staff services analyst who sued her employer, the Department of…
School Law
Save the Date: Labor and Employment Spring Seminar 2018 Public Sector Legal Update
Please save the date and pre-register for Shipman & Goodwin's 2018 Labor and Employment Public Sector Spring Seminar on May 4, 2018. Note: This program is intended for Public Sector…
California Peculiarities Employment Law Blog
#Time’s Up? Not Yet, For Harassment Claims
By Lara A. Levine, Tiffany T. Tran
Seyfarth Synopsis: The California Legislature has introduced a new bipartisan bill, AB 1870, that would give all employees—not just those claiming sexual harassment—three years to file DFEH complaints of unlawful…
California Employment Law
Does Your Harassment Policy Meet These 12 Requirements
When an employer gets sued for sexual harassment, the focus is not on what the alleged harasser did. It's on what the employer did to provide its employees a harassment-free…