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Harassment
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La Revue
A propos de stress et harcèlement
La France n’est pas le seul pays à s’intéresser au stress, au harcèlement et à la discrimination. Ainsi, le tribunal fédéral de Manhattan, avec un jury composé de 5 femmes…
Employment Law
New York City Employers Take Heed: State’s Highest Court Rejects Affirmative Defense to Harassment Claims Under New York City Human Rights Law
New York City employers should take note of a recent decision that will make it easier for employees to hold employers liable for harassment in the workplace. Since the late…
Employment Discrimination Report
NYC Employers Strictly Liable for Supervisors’ Harassing Conduct – No More Faragher/Ellerth Defense!
In a recent and much anticipated decision, the New York Court of Appeals, the State’s highest court ruled in Zakrzewska v. New School that the New York City Human Rights…
California Employment Law
The meek shall inherit their own protected category
I've posted before about how, in the employment context, harassment is only unlawful when it has a discriminatory motive or effect. In other words, as the Supreme Court has observed,…
Employment & Human Rights Law in Canada
Bill 168: Not All Doom & Gloom
By Lisa Stam
There is a lot of activity, spilled ink and worry about complying with Bill 168 out there. For my own spilled ink, see my previous posts on the issue: Bill…
Employment & Labor
No Faragher/Ellerth Defense for New York City Employers
New York City employers may not use the Faragher/Ellerth defense to harassment claims lodged under New York City's Human Rights Law. That's the verdict of New York's Court of Appeals.…
Employment & Human Rights Law in Canada
Bill 168 Assessments: Deadline is Around the Corner
By Lisa Stam
Becoming complaint with the new workplace violence and harassment law (Bill 168) has recently moved to the centre of many organizational radars. The deadline to comply is June 15, 2010, so…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Stephen Colbert: “Harassing Latinos” the “entire point” of Arizona bill
The Colbert Report offers a fun tongue-in-cheek analysis of Arizona's Latino Racial Profiling Act of 2010. Click the link and watch the video.Hat tip to Cappy White!KJ
Pennsylvania Labor & Employment Blog
Keep Supervisors Out of Harassment Policy Reporting Procedures
Oftentimes, it seems like the requirements of the law conflict with long held workplace beliefs, and in some cases common sense. One staple of workplace dogma is the notion that…
California Employment Law
California Legislature Continues Tackling Tough Issues
In a previous rant, I discussed how Title VII and other laws prohibiting harassment are intended to address a form of discrimination. They are not, as the Supreme Court cautioned in Harris…