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Workplace Sexual Assault and Third-Party Risk: What’s the Tea in L&E?

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In this episode of What’s the Tea in L&E, Labor & Employment attorney Raven Burks joins host Leah Stiegler to unpack risks that all employers have when dealing with a sexual assault in the workplace to another employee or...more

Akerman LLP - HR Defense

Sexual Harassment Prevention Training Never Goes Out of Style

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

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Workplace Violence: Compliance, Prevention and Response 

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Protecting a workforce from workplace violence presents complicated challenges for employers. Workplace violence incidents can emanate from myriad sources: a stranger, a customer, patient, or a co-worker, and can range from...more

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Australia: Do You Have Employees Working in Queensland? What You Need to Know About the New Sexual Harassment Prevention Plan...

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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

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Doing Business in California Guide Updated for 2025

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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

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The List of States Regulating Non-Disclosure Provisions Continues to Grow

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From the day the #MeToo movement went viral on social media more than seven years ago, it has sparked critical discussions about sexual harassment, assault, and abuse in all corners of industries, communities, and cultures....more

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Proposed New Jersey Bill Would Lower Harassment Standard and Mandate Anti-Harassment Policy and Training

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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

Stoel Rives - World of Employment

$1.65 Million “Advisory” Jury Award in Idaho Employment Case

An advisory jury’s substantial front pay award to a plaintiff in a retaliation case was drastically reduced by the judge....more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

New York State Issues Updated Guidance on Sex Harassment for Employers

For New York employers, the standards for sexual harassment may be shifting. The state requires all employers to adopt its model sex harassment policy or craft one that equals or exceeds minimum standards. Recently, the New...more

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Chicago Employers Must Complete New Sexual Harassment Trainings by July 1

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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

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Deadlines Are Fast Approaching for Chicago and Illinois Employers

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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

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

What Employers Need to Know About Iowa’s New Child Labor Law

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On May 26, 2023, Governor Kim Reynolds signed Senate File 542, an Act relating to youth employment. For Iowa employers that employ minors, the new law could be significant....more

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New York State Issues Updated Model Sexual Harassment Prevention Policy and Training Materials

The New York State Department of Labor (DOL) recently released updates to the state’s model sexual harassment prevention materials, including its model sexual harassment policy as well as its model sexual harassment...more

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P.S. All Employers – Chicago’s Harassment Prevention Training Requirements Apply to You If You Have Any Employees Working in...

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The Chicago Human Rights Ordinance makes it a civil rights violation “[f]or any employer, employee, agent of any employer, employment agency or labor organization to engage in sexual harassment.” Municipal Code of Chicago,...more

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Looming Deadlines for Illinois and Chicago Employers

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In the coming months, employers in Illinois and Chicago will be subject to specific requirements, all of which are the results of new laws passed at either the state- or city-level....more

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New York State Department of Labor Updates its Mandatory Sexual Harassment Policy Requirements

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As New York State employers are well aware, effective October 9, 2018, New York State Labor Law Section 201-g requires that employers adopt a sexual harassment policy and provide annual employee sexual harassment training....more

Levenfeld Pearlstein, LLC

Reminder: Chicago Employers Must Complete Annual Anti-Harassment Training Requirement by July 1st

The recently amended Chicago Human Rights Ordinance requires all Chicago employers to provide the following anti-harassment trainings on an annual basis: •One hour of sexual harassment prevention training for all employees-...more

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New York Finalizes Updates to Model Sexual Harassment Prevention Policy and Training Materials

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On April 11, 2023, Governor Kathy Hochul announced that the New York State Department of Labor (“NYDOL”) has finalized its updated model sexual harassment prevention policy and training resources....more

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New York Releases Latest Model Anti-Sexual Harassment Policy and Training

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On April 11, 2023, the New York State Department of Labor, in collaboration with the New York State Division of Human Rights, released an updated model anti-sexual harassment policy and an updated model training....more

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New York State Issues Updated Sexual Harassment Materials

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The New York State Department of Labor (NYSDOL) has published updated versions of its sexual harassment prevention materials. Specifically, the NYSDOL updated the following: (1) the model sexual harassment policy; (2) the...more

Proskauer - Law and the Workplace

New York State Releases Updated Model Sexual Harassment Prevention Policy and Training

The New York State Department of Labor (“DOL”) has released its long-awaited updated model sexual harassment prevention policy that addresses issues such as gender identity, remote work, and bystander intervention. As we...more

Goldberg Segalla

New York State Updates Its Model Sexual Harassment Policy and Training Materials

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Key takeaways - Changes made to model sexual harassment policies and training materials - Employers must continue to train employees upon hire and annually thereafter...more

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End of Year Deadlines for D.C. Employers Who Take a Tip Credit

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As a reminder, by Dec. 31, 2022 all Washington D.C. employers that take a tip credit must comply with D.C.’s Tipped Wage Workers Fairness Amendment Act (TWWF). As explained below, by the end of this year covered employers...more

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(Sexual) harassment at the workplace

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Despite the rise of the #MeToo-movement in 2017, examples of sexual harassment are – unfortunately – still numerous. Research by the Dutch Central Agency for Statistics (CBS) shows that in 2021, 1 out of 5 young female...more

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Hiring a New York Employee? Don’t Forget These Key Legal Items

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Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, remote work quickly proliferated, and has continued in some fashion ever since. As a consequence, there has also been a proliferation of employers that have become multijurisdictional...more

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