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Harassment
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Employment Discrimination Report
My Boss is Mean to Me. Isn’t This Harassment?
The short answer? No. The answer to this question surprises most people. The mere fact that your boss is "mean" to you is not harassment. It may not be pleasant…
Labor & Employment Report
Employers Can Be Liable for Harassment by Outsiders
By Fiona W. Ong
Employers (most of them, anyway) understand that they must protect their employees from harassment by their co-workers or supervisors. A recent case, Freeman v. Dal-Tile Corp., provides a reminder that they…
Employment Discrimination Report
“Ten Best Tips” — Readers Supply A Few More
Our post of April 9th set out what we called our "Ten Best Tips To Stay One Step Ahead Of The EEOC." Readers supplied a couple more tips: Dwayne Clark,…
Media Law Prof Blog
Anti-Stalking Legislation In the UK
Robin Callender Smith, University of London, Humanities, Social Sciences, and Law, has published Protection of Harassment Act 1997: From Anti-Stalking Crimes to Celebrity Privacy Remedies, at 5 Queen Mary Law…
Morristown New Jersey Criminal Law Post
Denville, NJ Police Apprehend Harassment Suspect Identified by Morris County CrimeStoppers
A fugitive was apprehended after being highlighted by the Morris County CrimeStoppers organization.
Employment Discrimination Report
EEOC Settles Retaliation Suit filed On Behalf of Plant Manager who Terminated Harasser for $75,000
The EEOC has announced that it has reached a settlement with Winfield Rubber of Alabama to resolve claims filed by a manager who responded to a complaint of harassment. Now,…
California Peculiarities Employment Law Blog
The Not-So-Wild West: Practical Tips for California Investigations
By Seyfarth Shaw LLP, Seyfarth Shaw LLP
By Ann Marie Zaletel, Jamie Chanin, and Andrew Crane It is important that employers across the country conduct proper investigations into workplace complaints. But these investigations are especially critical in…
Employment Discrimination Report
Back To the Future: NYS Anti-Bullying Bill — of 2010
We decided to reprise our first blog, of May 10, 2010, which happened to deal with harassment and bullying – a topic that is particularly timely. We wrote then: “Did…
Employment Discrimination Report
Seven Harassed Female Pizza Employees Get Piece of The $35,000 Settlement Pie
According to Business Management Daily, seven female former employees of a pizza place in upstate New York will each get a slice of a $35,000 settlement pie. (That's a lot of anchovies!). They…
Civil Rights Law & Policy Blog
Man’s revenge-porn plot against ex-lover rebuffed by court order
The Maine Supreme Court has refused the plea of a man who sought to expose his ex-lover bare on the internet. It upheld the lower court's order of protection against…