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Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

If You See Something, Do You Fix It If It Isn’t Your Employee? 6th Circuit Applies Higher Standard to Non-Employee Harassment Case

An employee tells you a customer just harassed them — what should you do? In Bivens v. Zep, Inc. the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals charts its own course in addressing employer liability for third-party harassment. The Equal...more

Keating Muething & Klekamp PLL

No Intent, No Liability: Sixth Circuit Narrows Employer Liability for Third-Party Harassment

Most employers understand their obligation to prevent discrimination and harassment at work, and the significant consequences that can come if such treatment is allowed to occur. But what if an employee alleges harassment not...more

Warner Norcross + Judd

Employment Terminations Based on “Cultural Fit”: A Cautionary Tale for Employers

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On June 17, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit issued Kean v. Brinker International, Inc., an opinion that reverses summary judgment for the employer and sends a former Chili’s general manager’s Age...more

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