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Harassment
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Socially Aware Blog
Status Updates
By Aaron Rubin
Block party. Twitter has revamped its anti-harassment policies to make it easier to report harassment on the network or to block another account. The change follows recent highly-publicized instances of…
Texas Employer Handbook
The $185 Million – Yes – $185,000,000 Single Employee Discrimination Case
On November 17, a federal jury returned a verdict against AutoZone in favor of a single plaintiff for the insane amount of $185,000,000.00 in punitive damages. The plaintiff alleged gender…
Pennsylvania Labor & Employment Blog
Your First Line of Defense: a Well-Trained Workforce!
By Lee Tankle
Has your Company conducted training on the prevention of discriminatory harassment in your workforce recently? Does the Company regularly train supervisors and managers on how to recognize important employee issues…
California Employment Law Report
Five issues employers must understand about California’s harassment and discrimination laws
1. Automatic liability for a company when harassing or discriminatory conduct is taken by supervisors. A company is automatically liable for any harassment or discriminatory actions taken by its supervisors.…
Labor Law Prof Blog
Labor & Employment Law Roundup
There's been a lot of action in labor and employment law recently, so time for another roundup:The Office of Special Counsel just found the U.S. Army gulity of harassment against…
Employment Discrimination Report
Outrageous Slurs Against Hispanic Employee Impels EEOC To Sue
A North Carolina AutoZone store was just sued by the EEOC for national origin discrimination and harassment. According to the EEOC, the Hispanic employee was forced to resign, after months of…
California Employment Law Update
Unpaid Interns Are Now Protected Against Discrimination and Harassment
On September 9, 2014, California Governor Jerry Brown signed A.B. 1443, which extends the state’s anti-harassment and anti-discrimination protections to unpaid interns. Employers are now prohibited from discrimination based on…
Labor & Employment Law Blog
Reminder: New York Interns Are Now Protected Under Both the State and City Human Rights Laws
By Lisa Lewis
Following New York City Mayor Bill De Blasio’s endorsement of an amendment to the New York City Human Rights Law (“NYCHRL”) extending the statute’s anti-discrimination and harassment protections to interns…
Employment Law Worldview
Love triangle leads to Police harassment claim
If your relationship were on the rocks, if you saw the object of your affections drifting away from you, what would you do? One would imagine, possibly even expect, that…
Employment Discrimination Report
Employers Dealing with Harassment Retaliation Claims Now Have to Deal with the NLRB
On Monday, the National Labor Relations Board ("NLRB") puts its considerable weight behind protecting employees who try to garner support for their harassment claims. In Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market,…