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Harassment
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Hackensack New Jersey Criminal Law Blog
Hawthorne Man Accused of Cyber Stalking, Harassment of Victim in Hackensack, NJ
Hackensack New Jersey police recently arrested a man accused of harassing and stalking a victim via the Internet. According to Bergen County officials, the suspect committed a number of threat…
Labor Law Prof Blog
EEOC Public Meeting on Harassment
The EEOC announced today that it will be holding a public meeting next week on the issue of harassment prevention in the workplace. The meeting will be held at EEOC Headquarters in…
TortsProf Blog
Malaysia’s Federal Court Creates Tort of Harassment
Malaysia's Federal Court introduced the tort of harassment, covering sexual harassment, into the legal system this week:“After mulling over the matter, we arrived at a decision to undertake some judicial…
La Revue
Un nouvel exemple du contrôle exercé par la Cour de cassation sur la qualification des faits constitutifs du harcèlement moral
Dans un arrêt du 26 janvier 2016, la Cour de cassation a considéré qu’il n’était pas nécessaire, pour qualifier le délit de harcèlement moral, qu’un agissement unique soit conforté par…
Gender and the Law Prof Blog
Debunking the Myth of Male Privilege in the Military and Assault
By Tracy Thomas
Jamie R. Abrams (Louisville), Debunking the Myth of Universal Male Privilege, 49 U.Mich.J.L. Reform 303 (2016) Existing legal responses to sexual assault and harassment in the military have stagnated or…
Civil Rights Law & Policy Blog
DOJ finds University of New Mexico’s “flawed system” for handling sexual assault claims fails to meet Title IX requirements
Title IX of the Civil Rights Act requires colleges and universities to investigate allegations of sexual assault and harassment. As The Huffington Post's Tyler Kingkade reports, the University of New Mexico…
Legal Profession Blog
School Discipline And Retaliation Claims Addressed By Ninth Circuit
An outspoken conservative student was properly disciplined for harassment but stated a First Amendment retaliation claim against faculty and administrators, according to a recent opinion of the United States Court…
Employment Law Worldview
Holy inappropriate – spreading the word about religious conversations at work
"What the Court clearly failed to do was to say how, in today's politically correct world, any Christian can even enter a conversation with a fellow employee on the subject…
Employment Law Worldview
Harassment, Discrimination and Retaliation (Prevention), Oh My! FEHA Expansion Effective April 1
I recently read that April 1 is the only day of the year where people stop and actually consider what they see online with real scrutiny. Well, this is no…
California Employment Law Update
New California Regulations Regarding Discrimination, Harassment and Pregnancy Disability Leave
By Anthony DiBenedetto, Tracey Silver
New California anti-discrimination, anti-harassment, and pregnancy disability leave regulations go into effect on April 1, 2016. The substantive law regarding these issues has not changed. However, the new amendments enumerate…