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What's the Tea in L&E? "Passive" Harassment: When Does Workplace Decor Contribute to a Hostile Environment?
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Middle East Conflict Impact on the Healthcare Workplace: An HR Perspective
The Labor Law Insider - Pause Before You Discipline: NLRB Turns Against Civility in Lion Elastomers Decision
Labor & Employment Law: Vermont and Federal Legislative Update
Politics at Work
Employment Law Now: III-47 - New York, New World
III-41- Things That Make You Go “Hmmm” in Employment Law
Ann Curry’s Departure from the Today Show Presents a Number of Lessons for Employers
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
When an employee complains of discrimination or harassment, companies often investigate the matter. Doing so allows a company to address alleged improper behavior and it may allow the company to avoid potential liability –...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
On April 27, 2022, the Chicago City Council amended the city’s sexual harassment ordinance with the express purpose of promoting zero tolerance of violence and harassment in the workplace. The amendments will be part of the...more
On April 27, 2022, the Chicago City Council passed Ordinance 2022-665 (the “Ordinance”) amending the Municipal Code to enhance the City’s prohibitions on sexual harassment in the workplace. The amendments include, among other...more
Work does not always occur within the physical confines of a workplace. Indeed, due to the interconnectivity of today’s world, work often takes place in the digital space, where employees regularly use pictorial icons and...more
Texas has taken aim at sexual harassment in the workplace. In a bold move by the Texas legislature, a new sexual harassment law (effective September 1, 2021) expands the definition of sexual harassment, heightens the...more
Owner Created Racially and Sexually Hostile Work Environment and Retaliated Against Employee Who Complained, Federal Agency Charged - NEW YORK – American Glory Restaurant Corp. will pay $65,000 and furnish other relief to...more
Cleaning Company Fired Employee for Complaining About Abuse, Federal Agency Charged - LOUISVILLE – Total Maintenance Solutions, Inc., a Cincinnati-area company that specializes in commercial cleaning and construction...more
Colorado Springs Area Home-Care Agency Settles Claims It Failed to Respond to Harassment of Its Caregivers and Retaliated Against Those Who Complained - DENVER – Joyvida, LLC, which operates under the name Amada Senior...more
Now more than ever, employers are facing difficult decisions concerning workforce operations. Arguably, their most immediate attention is directed to on-site safety protocols, remote workforce policies, information and data...more
Teenagers Were Harassed and Then Retaliated Against, Federal Agency Charged - LOS ANGELES – Del Taco, LLC., a fast-food chain, will pay $1,250,000 and provide other relief to settle a lawsuit which the U.S. Equal...more
Chef Fired Female Cook for Denying Him Sex, Federal Agency Charges - NEW YORK – The head chef at Liberty Warehouse, a popular Brooklyn, N.Y., wedding venue, subjected female kitchen staff to sex discrimination, sexual...more
This month, New Jersey’s Division on Civil Rights (DCR) issued Findings and Recommendations on Preventing and Eliminating Sexual Harassment in New Jersey (the Recommendations). At about the same time, Governor Phil Murphy...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: On February 18, 2020, Governor Phil Murphy announced proposed legislation amending New Jersey’s anti-workplace harassment laws for both public and private employers. ...more
This episode offers the top 10 new employment laws coming out of New York in the first half of 2019. It is significant for New York employers AND for those employers wondering what trends will be reaching their other...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: The New York State Legislature has passed, and Governor Andrew M. Cuomo is expected to sign, a bill amending the state’s anti-discrimination and anti-harassment laws. The legislation significantly expands...more
September 1, 2018 marked the last day for the California legislature to pass bills and forward them to Governor Jerry Brown (D) for his consideration. Governor Brown has until September 30 to sign, veto, or otherwise decline...more
Restaurant Assistant Manager Physically and Verbally Abused Autistic Employee and Forced Him to Quit to Escape Harassment, Federal Agency Charged - Charlotte, N.C. - Jax, LLC, which operates a Golden Corral restaurant in...more
Female Restaurant Worker Subjected to Sexual Harassment and Retaliation for Complaining, Federal Agency Charged - ABINGDON, Va. - A Bluefield, Va., Mexican restaurant will pay $25,000 and provide other relief to settle a...more
North Dakota Construction Company Forced Female Truck Driver to Quit to Escape Abusive Workplace, Federal Agency Charged - MINNEAPOLIS - A North Dakota civil construction company operating in Minot, N.D., will pay $59,000...more
Female Employee Subjected to Sex Discrimination and Retaliatory Discharge, Federal Agency Charged - LAS VEGAS - Candid Litho Printing, LTD, doing business as Candid Worldwide, a printing and graphic arts company with...more
PHOENIX - A federal district court on March 21 ordered a Scottsdale, Ariz., wine bar to pay $100,000 for sexual harassment against two servers because of their actual or perceived sexual orientation and for retaliation...more
State and local governments – many of whom are already facing new sexual harassment regulations and enforcement actions at the state level – are now subject to additional federal scrutiny and potential enforcement pursuant to...more
Female Employees Subjected to Egregious Sexual Harassment, Federal Agency Charged - INDIANAPOLIS -- Louisville, Ky.-based restaurant chain Indi's Fast Food Restaurant, Inc. (Indi's) will pay $340,000 to 15 former female...more