The New EEOC Guidelines on Workplace Harassment
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#WorkforceWednesday: Major Updates to New York State’s Model Sexual Harassment Prevention Policy - Employment Law This Week®
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The Speak Out Act and Compliance Programs
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Consensual With Consequences: Breaking Company Policies Without Breaking the Law
Burr Broadcast September 20, 2022
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Employment Law Now VI-114-Banning Arbitration of Sexual Harassment/Assault Claims
Update and Discussion on Legal and Practical Issues
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Labor & Employment Symposium - Topic: Taking a Deeper Dive into Enhanced Sexual Harassment Laws in Texas
Settles Federal Agency Charges Manager Subjected Employee to Hostile Environment - BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Chipotle Services, LLC will pay $50,000 to a former crew member at its Prattville, Alabama restaurant location and will...more
On April 29, 2024, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued its final version of the Enforcement Guidance on Workplace Harassment (the Guidance), to include developments “answering the call” of the #MeToo...more
Casino Managers Failed to Act When Bartender Reported Sexual Assault and Sexually Explicit Comments by Fellow Bartender - BALTIMORE – Golden Entertainment, Inc., the former owner and operator of Rocky Gap Casino in...more
Employees Should Contact Federal Agency if They May Have Been Subjected to or Witnessed Harassment - SAN DIEGO – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) encourages victims of or witnesses to sexual...more
Top 10 Takeaways from Clark Hill Labor & Employment Webinar, Dec. 6, 2023 - Thanks to all of you who joined our webinar on Dec. 6 discussing creating respectful workplaces to deter harassment claims. Here are the top 10...more
Midterm Dust Finally Settles (For The Most Part). What do we know as of the publication of this newsletter? First, the results were not close to as red as most historians ventured, but republicans were still able to flip...more
Five years ago, Hollywood actresses, Olympic gymnasts, and women across a variety of sectors sparked the #MeToo movement with allegations of sexual harassment against entertainment, sports, and business leaders. The movement...more
In this issue of the Class Action Trends Report, Jackson Lewis attorneys discuss recent developments in arbitration and their impact on employment class actions. These include the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault...more
Trump-Era Independent Contractor Rule Reinstated. In a decision issued on March 15, 2022, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas reinstated the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) rule, “Independent Contractor...more
Supervisors Repeatedly Ignored Young Workers’ Reports of Sexual Harassment, Federal Agency Charges - SEATTLE — Fast food chain Chipotle Services LLC and Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc., violated federal law by subjecting young...more
President Biden has signed into law a significant new piece of federal legislation that allows employees to avoid enforcement of any pre-dispute agreement that would require employees to arbitrate sexual assault or harassment...more
In the last month, the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate have approved the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act (Ending Forced Arbitration Act), which was signed into law by...more
Law Allows Employees to Make Informed Choice on Venue to Seek Justice After Sexual Assault or Harassment - WASHINGTON – The Chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) welcomed the President’s signing...more
On March 3, 2022, President Biden signed into law the "Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act" (“the Act”), also referred to as the "#MeToo Act." ...more
Owner Subjected Female Employee to Egregious Abuse, Including Sexual Assault, Forcing Her to Quit, Federal Agency Charged - LOUISVILLE, Ky. – A Cincinnati-area restaurant group will pay $75,000 to a former employee and...more
Employer Failed to Take Appropriate Action Despite Criminal Report of Assault, Federal Agency Charges - SACRAMENTO, Calif. -Sprint Authorized retailer Elite Wireless Group, Inc. violated federal law when the retailer...more
Below are summaries of recent laws adopted in Washington State that could be interpreted as relating to the #MeToo movement. Some of them directly address sexual harassment and sexual assault; others are directed at providing...more
“Claims of sexual harassment typically involve the behavior of fellow employees. But not always,” said a federal appeals court in Gardner v. CLC of Pascagoula, LLC. The case shows employers must take employee complaints of...more
Female Employees Subjected to Sexual Harassment, Assault and Retaliation by Supervisor, Federal Agency Charged - BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Sys-Con, LLC, a Sys-Con, LLC, a Montgomery, Ala.-based general contractor, will pay two...more
Before everyone gets out of the office to their various homes and families to celebrate the holiday, we wanted to review the year and count our blessings. Not only are we thankful that our families and colleagues in our...more
As 2016 comes to a close, there is understandable concern about and interest in changes to employment laws and regulations that may be initiated by a new federal administration. Although enforcement and regulatory priorities...more
Court Upholds Employer’s Dreadlock Ban Finds Grooming Policy Did Not Violate Title VII of the Civil Rights Act - A federal appellate court recently held that an employer’s policy banning dreadlocks did not constitute...more
Female Employee Sexually Harassed, Assaulted and Threatened by Supervisor, Federal Agency Charged - NEW ORLEANS - Complete Maintenance, Inc., a Dallas/Fort Worth commercial janitorial service doing business in the New...more
Last week, Ellen Pao withdrew the appeal in her sex discrimination lawsuit against Kleiner Perkins. The Pao v. Kleiner Perkins trial captivated Silicon Valley as it sought to spotlight all-male company ski trips and double...more
Management Company Also Sued; Vulnerable Workers Subjected to Abuse, Including Attempted Rape, and Retaliation for Complaining, EEOC Charged - DENVER - Vail Run Community Resort Association, Inc., a condominium complex...more