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Conn Maciel Carey LLP

Workplace Romance: Beyond the Headlines

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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

CDF Labor Law LLP

[Webinar] Workplace Investigation Essentials for Employers - Navigating Legal Minefields - May 21st, 10:00 am - 11:15 am PT

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Internal investigations are among the most legally sensitive and operationally disruptive processes for employers—especially when allegations of sexual harassment, discrimination, or retaliation arise. The inherent complexity...more

Genova Burns LLC

Twist & Shout: Supervisor’s Termination for Shouting Match With Subordinate Upheld Despite Alleged Whistleblowing Activity

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On February 16, 2024, the New Jersey Appellate Division in Ugarte v. Barnabas Health Med. Group, upheld the dismissal of a whistleblowing claim filed by a former supervisor. The Court affirmed the trial court’s decision...more

Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics...

[Virtual Event] Encouraging, Managing, and Integrating Employee Reporting - May 4th, 8:25 am - 5:30 pm CT

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Do you need guidance on how to create a “speak up” culture where employees feel safe voicing compliance and ethics concerns? Do you know how to follow up on reports in a way that prevents reputational and financial damage to...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

EEOC Data Confirms #MeToo’s Impact: Six Keys for Employers in the Wake of This Powerful Cultural Moment

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A 21st Century Social Movement - In this age of interconnectivity, compelling societal movements have a never-before-seen speed and reach. Traditional means of spreading information and generating social change have been...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Day 11 of One Month to Better Investigations and Reporting-Investigative Challenges

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Today, I want to consider some of the challenges you may well face during an investigation. I am once again joined by Jonathan Marks, a partner at Marcum LLP and well-known investigations expert. Beyond the basics, a company...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

Updated EEOC Retaliation Guidance Suggests Scrutiny for Internal Investigation Practices

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The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission takes an expansive position on protection given to persons who make internal complaints about discrimination in bad faith in updated guidance on retaliation law....more

Genova Burns LLC

The Monkey and the Cat: Second Circuit Adopts “Cat’s Paw” Theory of Liability for the Acts of a Non-Supervisory Employee in Title...

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On August 29, 2016, a unanimous panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit revived a retaliation lawsuit under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 under the “cat’s paw” theory of liability. In...more

Harris Beach Murtha PLLC

"Dispatched" Employee's Retaliation Claim Revived Where Low Level Co-Worker Provided "Doctored" Evidence

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Plaintiff’s version of events - Andrea Vasquez, an emergency medical technician on an ambulance crew out on her midnight shift, received a text message from the Company dispatcher, Tyrell Gray, with the caption, "Wat u...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Harassment “Must-Have” No. 5: No Retaliation!

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It should be easy to avoid retaliation, right? Because retaliatory conduct is intentional – you can’t “accidentally” retaliate against someone. You can’t “negligently” seek payback....more

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