The Israeli National Labor Court recently handed down a precedent-setting ruling. This ruling expands the consequences of “position of authority in a work relationship” in investigating a sexual harassment claim to what the...more
The National Labor Court published a ruling recently regarding employers’ obligations when investigating complaints pursuant to the Prevention of Sexual Harassment Law. In the case at hand, the complainant studied and...more
The Israeli Prevention of Sexual Harassment Law may not explicitly consider sexual harassment that creates a hostile environment an offense, but this phenomenon exists and is rampant in many workplaces. Surprisingly, the...more
A new court ruling may require employers to disclose materials collected during investigations into incidents of sexual harassment. According the Prevention of Sexual Harassment Law, when an employee files a workplace...more
An important ruling regarding workplace authority figures and the prevention of sexual harassment in the workplace has established that one cannot automatically assume sexual comments or advances by an employee with...more