At the beginning of 2018, we advised our business clients to expect sexual harassment claims to increase. This advice was in response to various high profile sexual harassment claims and the #MeToo Movement against sexual harassment and sexual assault in the workplace.
Consistent with these predictions, it was reported on 9/17/2018 by Chris Opfer for
Uber is back in the headlines again (See our prior post about Uber’s background check misstep, “Hiring the No. 2 Guy on al-Qaeda’s Hit List: An Uber-Example of Limitations in Employee Background Checks“). This time for recently announcing that it is investigating a former engineer’s sexual harassment claim. But the real news is
While one may the loneliest number, it is also a number that can be quite costly for employers when it comes to defending a sexual harassment lawsuit under a recent ruling from the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals.
Specifically, on July 24, 2015, a trial court’s decision was reversed, which allowed a female dining
Employers and their HR professionals may want to sit down before reading on: If a manager in your company text messages a picture of his “fully erect penis” to an employee and then fires that employee the day after she brings this to your attention, you will probably be sued. In other news, water tends
Recently a drunken day of debauchery at an Atlanta golf club resulted in a letter to the club president (PDF) recounting a lowbrow version of Caddyshack-like antics (apologies to Caddyshack aficionados).
But these antics are also a stark reminder about concerns every employer should have when it comes to preventing hostile work environment claims arising
Any employee who has spent a fair amount of time in the workplace knows you will find people that are – politely speaking – simply jerks. That reality, however, becomes a nightmare if that jerk is your manager.
But fortunately for companies, an employee’s nightmare does not always create a cause of action for a
A meaningful analogy can be made between the this year’s eventual Super Bowl winner and a company successfully responding to an allegation of sexual harassment.
Consider for example that according to research (WSJ subscription required) the most defining and critical plays of a professional football game come down to success on first down. More specifically
What’s a Presidential campaign without sex? Or at least allegations of sexual harassment?
In this regard, Politico reported that Herman Cain, a Republican presidential hopeful, engaged in conduct that resulted in at least two out-of-court settlements with women who complained they were subjected to inappropriate conduct by Mr. Cain. These settlements occurred while Mr.
Going into last weekend I was overcome with sports euphoria with U of M, the Spartans, and the Lions being undefeated and the Tigers on the verge of winning their Division.
Unfortunately that winning streak did not continue. But success by 3 out of 4 of my Michigan teams wasn’t too bad (thanks Sparty
While the criminal charges against Dominique Strauss-Kahn have now been dismissed, his conduct and his employer’s response provides a textbook full of examples of how not to respond to sexual harassment in the workplace.
Under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, there are two basic forms of actionable sexual harassment: