What to Do When Leadership Doesn’t Take Compliance Seriously
Workplace Sexual Assault and Third-Party Risk: What’s the Tea in L&E?
Creativity and Compliance: Reinventing Compliance with Creativity: The Acteon I-Care Code
From Forest to Fortune: Navigating Workplace Ethics With Robin Hood — Hiring to Firing Podcast
Innovation in Compliance: Mastering Communication: Insights from Dr. Dennis Cummins on Speaking and Selling without Selling
Great Woman in Compliance: The Power of Vulnerability with Cricket Snyder
Innovation in Compliance: The Power of Accountability and Team Culture with Gina Cotner
2 Gurus Talk Compliance: Episode 55 – The From Worse to Worser Edition
Compliance Tip of the Day: COSO Governance Framework: Part 4, Culture
Tips for Conducting a Trade Secret Assessment with Rob Jensen
New Virginia "Workplace Violence" Definition and Healthcare Reporting Law: What's the Tea in L&E?
Work This Way: An Employment Law Video Podcast | Episode 51: Smarter Recruiting Strategies with Rhiannon Poore of Forge Search
Daily Compliance News: July 8, 2025, The Learning on the Job Edition
Summer Strategies for Work Success
Work this Way: An Employment Law Video Podcast | Episode 49: Building Culture by Investing in People with Silvia King of Southern First Bank
Performance Reviews: Lessons from Severance — Hiring to Firing Podcast
Coffee Badging: Mastering the Art of Office Presence — Hiring to Firing Podcast
Creativity and Compliance: Nourish Your Audience: A New Approach to Compliance Training
Work This Way: A Labor & Employment Law Podcast | Episode 47: Coaching Leaders & Building Culture with Robyn Knox of The HR Business Connect
Sunday Book Review: May 18, 2025, The Books on Engaged Training Edition
Even in a shifting legal landscape, some things stay constant – such as an employer’s obligation to provide sexual harassment prevention training to its employees. While federal law does not explicitly require all employers...more
As part of a suite of reforms intended to prevent sexual harassment and gender-based harassment, the Australian Government has released a detailed code of practice under work health and safety legislation. The government’s...more
The Alberta Human Rights Commission (the Commission) recently published its annual report, highlighting trends in human rights complaints for the fiscal year April 1, 2023—March 31, 2024....more
As part of a raft of changes coming in the weeks and months ahead in relation to discrimination laws in Queensland, work health and safety rules are being amended to require relevant employers to implement a sexual harassment...more
If television has taught us anything, it’s that romance can blossom in the workplace, especially when colleagues spend a significant amount of time together. Sam’s romance with Diane, then later with Rebecca were popular...more
The allure of doing business in California is undeniable. It is the world’s fifth (and moving towards fourth) largest economy and a market of over 39 million people. For employers, however, California presents unique...more
What’s the Tea in L&E is a video series focused on the latest trends and updates in labor and employment law. In this short video, Woods Rogers L&E attorneys Leah Stiegler and Emily Kendall Chowhan explore the importance of...more
Not a month goes by without new allegations of #MeToo offences. In addition, there is a call for more stringent regulations on transgressive behaviour. This has led to a stronger focus on compliance standards. Organisations...more
Harassment prevention is still a top priority for federal agencies (which means it should be a priority for all employers). Last spring, we blogged about the EEOC’s guidance on this issue, and now the OFCCP has issued its own...more
The Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2020) Act 2023 comes into force on 26 October 2024, introducing a new legal obligation on UK employers to take ‘reasonable steps’ to prevent sexual harassment at work. In this...more
The new legal duty in the UK to prevent sexual harassment is ‘designed to transform workplace cultures’, according to guidance published by the Equality and Human Rights Commission....more
A new duty on employers to take reasonable steps to prevent the sexual harassment of their employees takes effect on 26 October 2024. The Current Rules - While an employer can be vicariously liable for harassment...more
In April 2024 the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission released an update to the Enforcement Guidance on Harassment in the Workplace. This was the first update since 1999. Stephen Paskoff, the President and CEO of ELI,...more
Following the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of employers with remote employees has significantly increased. Employers are reminded to monitor employment laws and ensure compliance in all jurisdictions in which they have...more
After investigating allegations of sexual harassment and taking disciplinary action, we see a surprising number of claims from the accused harassers that they were actually the victims of alleged discriminatory behavior that...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: A pending bill in New Jersey’s legislature would significantly lower the standard for establishing harassment claims and require employers to implement anti-harassment training and policies and report...more
Introduction - GENERAL OVERVIEW - Hong Kong employers and employees have become increasingly aware of their rights and obligations under the anti-discrimination legislation since the passing of the Sex Discrimination...more
Employers have a duty to investigate and take appropriate remedial action if an employee complains that another employee texted inappropriate pictures or messages, even if those text messages were sent after regular work...more
What’s the Tea in L&E is a video series focused on the latest trends and updates in labor and employment law. In this segment, Woods Rogers Vandeventer Black (WRVB) labor and employment attorneys Leah Stiegler and Emily...more
On 26 October 2023, the UK Parliament announced that the Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) bill received Royal Assent (therefore, becoming the Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) Act 2023). ...more
Whose idea was it to adopt a hybrid work schedule anyway? Regardless, your HR Department is on the phone asking for assistance with a remote work-related complaint....more
An advisory jury’s substantial front pay award to a plaintiff in a retaliation case was drastically reduced by the judge....more
As previously outlined in our Illinois employment law roundup, the deadline is fast approaching for completion of Chicago’s additional sexual harassment and bystander training requirements. The new law requires employers to...more
Several deadlines are on the horizon for Chicago and Illinois employers. Businesses should be aware of what they need to do to comply, or they may face significant daily penalties....more