Abortion Protections Struck Down, LGBTQ Harassment Guidance Vacated, EEO-1 Reporting Opens - #WorkforceWednesday® - Employment Law This Week®
Work This Way: A Labor & Employment Law Podcast | Episode 44: Conducting Effective Workplace Investigations with Kimberly Hewitt and Antwan Lofton of Duke University
TortsCenter Podcast | Episode 8 | Gambling and Harassment: Wyoming’s Game-Changing Ban
What's the Tea in L&E? Supervisor Liability: What Managers Need To Know
What's the Tea in L&E? One Time Too Many: What is “Severe” Conduct?
What's the Tea in L&E? Truth Hurts or Rumors? Lizzo’s Harassment Allegations Serve As A Good Reminder
Bystander Responsibility in the Era of #MeToo: Lessons Learned From Apple TV’s The Morning Show - Hiring to Firing Podcast
Constangy Webinar - DEI Audits: Tools to Enhance Your DEI Practices
What Can the TV Series Succession Teach Us About Harassment? - Hiring to Firing Podcast
#WorkforceWednesday: Judge Barrett’s Employment Law Record, Arbitrator to Rule on Postmates’ Challenge, Responding to Frivolous Lawsuits - Employment Law This Week®
[WEBINAR] Labor & Employment Law: What Changed in 2017
Episode 37: How To Provide Meaningful Employment Training (…and Also Comply With NYC Law)
Employment Law This Week®: Workplace Harassment Review in Federal Courts, DOL Opinion Letters, NLRB Nomination, ICE Raids
This Week in FCPA-Episode 74
Part 1 of 2: My Sit-Down Interview With Former EEOC General Counsel David Lopez
Employment Law This Week: U.S. Supreme Court Nominee, California’s Anti-Harassment Regulations, Oregon’s Minimum Wage, Whistleblower Legislation
AB1825 Training and Anti-Harassment and Discrimination Training
Waldman: Stop Immunizing Websites That Allow Harassment
Stefan Hankin on Online Harassment
Polsinelli Podcasts - Workplace Bullying: What Employers Need to Know
An intimate look. No-fraternization policies generally prohibit employees with certain family or personal relationships from being in a direct or indirect reporting relationship. Let’s say Mel is VP of Sales. His...more
Should employers be liable in tort for their employees’ sexual assaults? Until recently, the universal answer was a resounding “no.” After all, an employer is only liable for their employees’ actions when the employee is...more
When is an employer legally responsible for harassment of its employee by one of its customers? A recent court decision may be a relief for employers in Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, and Tennessee. Most courts ruling on the...more
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
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit recently held that an employer will be liable for a customer’s harassment of an employee only when it intends for such harassment to occur. ...more
With the internet ablaze over the recent apparent outing of a workplace romance among executives during a Coldplay concert, employers may be reviewing the legal implications of workplace relationships and considering options...more
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published its most recent paper on non-financial misconduct (NFM), clarifying its expectations on bullying and harassment in financial services....more
In spring this year, a new law took effect in Cyprus expanding the definition of harassment and introducing stronger protections for workers. We take a look at the new framework and the key pointers for employers....more
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
During the first quarter of 2025, the French Supreme Court has rendered a number of rulings on harassment in the workplace. Whether moral, institutional, environmental or sexual, harassment is a burning topic and the French...more
Social media has been extensively used, and abused, since its inception. For all the beneficial and valid uses of social media, there is a seemingly equal number of improper, illegal, and even criminal uses. Employers have...more
Generally, employers are not responsible for events involving their employees that happen after hours and away from work. But that is not always the case. In its April 2024 Enforcement Guidance on Harassment in the Workplace,...more
This week, hosts Tina and Bridget sit down with Kim Hewitt and Antwan Lofton of Duke University for a conversation on HR investigations. They share their approach to handling complaints and conducting investigations, and...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
Court decisions coming out of France display a desire to better protect employees and dispel harassment, whether moral or sexual, in the workplace. With this evolving caselaw emerges new definitions and thresholds for...more
After much anticipation, a new law has come into effect in Ireland which places significant restrictions on employers when entering into non-disclosure agreements (‘NDAs’) with employees or former employees....more
As we previously reported, from October 26, 2024, under the (not-so-concisely named) Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) Act 2023 – which we are calling “the Worker Protection Act” – all employers in the UK...more
China has introduced a new legislative amendment revising the Women’s Protection Law, which was first introduced in 1991, to address workplace gender discrimination and sexual harassment. The amendment, which took effect on...more
Employers in California and New York take note—important deadlines related to anti-harassment training requirements are fast approaching. These states require employers to provide almost all non-supervisor employees with...more