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Caveat Employer: An Employee’s Off-Duty Social Media Posts Can Constitute Workplace Harassment

As the workplace continues to take a new shape, the distinction between “workplace conduct” and “off duty” conduct continues to fade for many.  After a recent Ninth Circuit ruling, employers must be more vigilant than ever in...more

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Ninth Circuit Rules That Social Media Posts Can Constitute Workplace Harassment

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On July 25, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit rejected the notion that harassing conduct must occur inside the workplace to be considered actionable. The court also affirmed the notion that “the totality...more

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#NoFilter: Outside-of-Work Social Media Posts Can Create a Hostile Work Environment

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Prior to the advent of social media, employers were generally comfortable drawing a bright line between what employees did on their own time and workplace misconduct. Those bygone times, however, have been replaced by a...more

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Personal Does Not Mean Private: Ninth Circuit Holds Personal Social Media Posts Can Constitute Workplace Harassment

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Seyfarth Synopsis: The Ninth Circuit has held that harassing conduct that takes place outside of the physical workplace can constitute workplace harassment....more

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Employment Law Update: Ninth Circuit Ruling Reminds Employers They May be Held Liable for Social Media Harassment

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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit recently ruled, in Okonowsky v. Garland, No. 23-55404, that an employer may be held liable for a Title VII hostile work environment claim based on harassing content posted on an...more

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Employers Take Note: EEOC Releases New Guidance Addressing Workplace Misconduct

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On April 29, 2024, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) finalized its harassment guidelines addressing workplace misconduct. The new guidelines, which supersede the EEOC’s 1990s publications, address the #MeToo...more

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I-21 – Sexual Harassment (Still), Political Tweeting, and Intersectional Discrimination

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Good faith and timing means everything in employment law. This episode of Employment Law Now provides an update from DC, discusses questions employers should be asking in today’s climate of troubling sexual harassment news,...more

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