When Krysten Overly, a financial advisor at a bank, told her male boss that she was resigning, Overly claims that he grabbed Overly’s arm to push her out the door. And as Overly left her boss’s office, he yelled, “Good riddance, bitch!” What a jerk! But, as a matter of…
Speak into a microphone and point one finger in the air if your Halloween completely sucked. Politico has reported that the National Restaurant Association paid out a five-figure settlement to two women who accused Herman Cain of making sexually suggestive comments. Details on the allegations and lessons that employers can…
To prove sexual harassment, a plaintiff must have been subjected to pervasive or severe behavior that would make the plaintiff (and a reasonable person in the plaintiff’s shoes) believe that the working environment are hostile or abusive. Wait, I’m forgetting something. Oh yeah, the complained-of conduct must only be…
Frankly, Anthony Weiner ain’t got nothin’ on this Weiner. The EEOC announced on Monday that it had sued Nu-Way Weiners, one of the oldest hot dog restaurants in the country, on behalf of two female employees. More after the jump… * * * You can find a copy of the…
Sex sells. My most popular posts at The Employer Handbook — that’s based on you reading them (you’re all sick I tells ya, sick!!! And remember, I’m logging IP addresses) — generally involve some element of sexual behavior. You have the Brazilian self-stimulator. Actually, make that sexual behaviour — there’s…
At least that’s what a federal court in Utah opined. I promise that this is not a prurient post gratuitously conceived to drive internet traffic to The Employer Handbook. And this case has nothing directly to do with Pennsylvania, New Jersey or Delaware employers (Ok, that last line was shameless.…
A federal court has bounced a woman’s sexual harassment claims against her former employer because the court believed that the woman was not offended by the conduct about which she complained. Some analysis and employer lessons after the jump… * * * She could dish it as well as…
Welcome everyone to the first last edition of T&A Thursday, where I update you on all that’s going on in the world of porn and employment law. After the jump, it’s all the news that’s barely fit to print. (At least it’s safe for work)… * * * Hit the…
There once was an employer in Racine. With a manager whose antics were racy. The court said, “You lose!” Now, tell everyone the news. And if you disobey, it’ll cost you big money. *** Although I feel rhyming “Racine” with “racy” was pure Shakespeare, I’m fairly certain that Edward Lear’s…
Beginning in October 2007, a doctor at a chiropractic practice repeatedly sent lewd and sexually offensive text messages at all hours of the day and night to his receptionist in which he requested sexual favors and made lewd comments such as: “suck me beautiful,” “I’m so @#$%^,” “U want to…