Defining Sexual Harassment: The State of the Law -
Litigation involving sexual harassment, in a variety of forms, emerged as a recurring headline in 2017 and shows no sign of slowing in 2018. The increase in sexual-harassment claims coincides with the widespread and still-burgeoning social movement that has encouraged victims of sexual harassment to come forward and declare that they, “too,” have been victimized.
There are many steps that companies can take to limit the exposure they may face from incidents of sexual harassment in the workplace. Among them, employers should stay abreast of the changing landscape of the legal exposure they may face from sexual harassment claims; implement policies and promote business cultures that minimize the prospect that such claims will ever be raised in their companies; and prepare themselves to address such claims when they are raised, including by conducting prompt and fair investigations into the allegations and managing any public-relations fall-out.
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