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Harassment in the Celebrity Workplace: Insights From It Ends With Us — Hiring to Firing Podcast
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The New EEOC Guidelines on Workplace Harassment
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Middle East Conflict Impact on the Healthcare Workplace: An HR Perspective
#WorkforceWednesday: Major Updates to New York State’s Model Sexual Harassment Prevention Policy - Employment Law This Week®
The Speak Out Act and Compliance Programs
#WorkforceWednesday: Speak Out Act Takes Effect, Enhanced Data Privacy Obligations for California Employers, and SEC Releases Whistleblower Annual Report - Employment Law This Week®
Consensual With Consequences: Breaking Company Policies Without Breaking the Law
Burr Broadcast September 20, 2022
#WorkforceWednesday: Return-to-Work Behavior Policies, U.S. Soccer's Landmark Agreement, and Board Diversity in California - Employment Law This Week®
In Part 3 of our series, we’ll look at the standard of proof, the conduct of interviews, how each country aims to protect confidentiality and whistleblowers, and privacy....more
In Part 2 of our series, we’ll look at who forms part of an investigation team, how location affects which laws apply to an investigation, notification and timing requirements. (Part 1 covers the definition of ‘workplace’...more
In today’s global workplace, managing sexual harassment complaints is no longer a matter confined to a single jurisdiction. As companies expand across borders, their legal obligations become increasingly complex....more
Seyfarth recently hosted a webinar entitled ‘Managing Cross-Border Sexual Harassment Investigations in Australia and Asia’, addressing the practical considerations that employers should be aware of when investigating...more
In light of recent legislative changes in the United Kingdom, from 26 October 2024, UK employers have a new duty to take reasonable steps to prevent sexual harassment of workers in the course of their employment....more
Sexual harassment in the workplace is a pervasive issue with serious consequences for both employees and employers. According to a 2023 Trade Union Congress poll, 60% of women reported experiencing sexual harassment,...more
In our recent International Employment Lawyer article, we reviewed the global transformation of workplace sexual harassment prevention laws and touched on the challenges that multinational corporations are facing as a result....more
The new legal duty in the UK to prevent sexual harassment is ‘designed to transform workplace cultures’, according to guidance published by the Equality and Human Rights Commission....more
From 26 October 2024, UK employers will be subject to a new positive duty to prevent sexual harassment of workers in the course of their employment. The new preventative duty is set out in the Worker Protection (Amendment of...more
Back in June, we highlighted that, from October 26, 2024, all employers in the UK will have a mandatory duty to take “reasonable steps” to prevent sexual harassment of their employees in the course of their employment. We...more
Workplace sexual harassment prevention is undergoing a seismic transformation, and global legislators’ expectations of employers are increasingly moving from reactive to proactive measures....more
In this issue we discuss the new Labour government’s proposals to strengthen protections for employees; an Employment Appeal Tribunal decision that affirmed that an employee’s waiver of future claims that were unknown at the...more
The Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act) Act 2023 (the Act), scheduled to be effective on or around 26 October 2024, redefines employer responsibilities and introduces an onus on employers to address and take...more
India’s 2013 law on sexual harassment of women in the workplace (the so called ‘POSH Act’) requires the Internal Committee of each covered organisation to submit an annual report....more
In this issue, we discuss upcoming regulatory changes as well as recent court decisions with far-reaching implications, including case law on the need to replace share awards on a TUPE transfer and a UK Supreme Court ruling...more
A new law relating to sexual harassment in the UK is due to come into force on 26 October 2024 which places a legal obligation on all employers to take proactive measures to prevent sexual harassment from occurring in the...more
On July 6, 2023, the Supreme People’s Court of China (“SPC”) issued the 32nd batch of seven labor dispute guiding cases ("Guiding Cases"). Among them, one case attracts special attention of foreign invested enterprises...more
The UK Financial Conduct Authority's consultation on diversity and inclusion (D&I) in financial services proposes new rules and guidance on identifying and taking action in relation to non-financial misconduct such as...more
Recent news highlights that sexual harassment is a widespread problem for female soccer players in Norway. In fact, every sixth player at the top level of women’s soccer in Norway has experienced inappropriate behavior from...more
In our latest edition of Employment Flash, we examine developments over the past three months, including the NLRB’s ruling regarding employees’ labor law rights in severance agreements, a Supreme Court decision that upheld...more
In Safavi-Naini v. Rubin Thomlinson LLP, 2023 ONCA 86, the Court of Appeal for Ontario (OCA) upheld the dismissal of a defamation action under s. 137.1 of Ontario’s Courts of Justice Act (CJA). The decision provides guidance...more
Since the rise of #metoo, transgressive behaviour in the workplace has been a hot topic involving a wide spectrum of industries - from sports clubs to politics and from television to education....more
Recent evidence suggests that progress towards gender parity has slowed and that the gender gap has in fact widened since the pandemic. This article highlights some key legal developments in the UK and Europe that are...more
Is your subsidiary in Brazil required to have an Internal Committee for the Prevention of Accidents (“Comissão Interna de Prevenção de Acidentes e Assédio” or “CIPA”)? If so, you have until March 20, 2023, to update your...more
The World Cup quarter finals are close at hand. We have been following the games with our own matchups, comparing labor and employment laws of participating countries. Referees have borne the brunt of player ire over the...more