Our first full day of London sightseeing is in the books. Not only did I leave and return home to our VRBO with four children — #DadOfTheYear — but I also found a suitable protector for the many barrels of local whiskey that I’m gate-checking at Heathrow when I return…
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PODCAST: How to create a sexual harassment policy
Wolfmann [CC BY-SA 4.0], via Wikimedia CommonsWe’re two-thirds of the way through 2019, and companies continue to allocate significant portions of their legal budgets to addressing #MeToo and issues relating to sexual harassment in the workplace. This isn’t going away any time soon. Six states and one locality (NYC) have…
Harassment training entirely via text message. Could this actually work?
Image by fajar budiman from Pixabay Yesterday, I received an unsolicited email from a company called Pluto. Pluto claims to offer a text message harassment training course that helps startups get compliant in less than 5 minutes a day. So, I headed over to the Pluto website to learn more. Here…
Twenty years later, a creepy “casting couch”-type scene from Toy Story 2 hasn’t aged well.
Youtube.com Screen Capture You can watch it here on YouTube. But, if you purchase Toy Story 2, you’ll no longer find the “blooper reel” scene where Stinky Pete promises two Barbie Twins a role in Toy Story 3. I’ve got more on this story from Rob Picheta reporting here at…
Even a sex museum must try to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace
Richardfalk2 [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia CommonsA former employee of the Museum of Sex in NYC is suing for sexual harassment. Several news outlets reported the story last week. Here’s a snippet from Snejana Farberov writing for the Daily Mail: A former staffer at the Museum of Sex in New York…
Can a marijuana dispensary be responsible for a manager’s sexual harassment?
Image by CMElixirs from Pixabay Or, stated differently, does a federal anti-discrimination law even cover a business that operates illegally under federal law? Yes, it does. In this recent decision, a Colorado federal court concluded that a female plaintiff who worked for a marijuana dispensary had successfully pled causes of…
Could a judge force you to provide anti-harassment training if you create a hostile work environment? Maybe not.
Chris Potter [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia CommonsOver the weekend, I read about a case where a federal jury concluded that a female plaintiff’s former employer subjected her to a hostile work environment. The jury awarded her zero point zero dollars, and a federal appellate court concluded that the company…
Does your sexual harassment training include this important topic? If not, it should.
Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay More than ever, American workplaces are emphasizing diversity by targeting hires of different races, religions, ethnicities, genders, cultural and educational backgrounds, work experience, etc. This variety promotes different viewpoints, better problem-solving, a just a more dynamic workplace. Generally, this results in businesses attracting better…
Is it ok to ask a lesbian co-worker to use her ‘gaydar’ to determine whether a new client is also gay?
Photo via Good Free Photos Short answer: No. Slightly longer answer: No, you jerk, of course not! In a few hundred more words, I’ll explain why. New Jersey: Lovers of pork roll and equal rights; haters of ‘gaydar’ comments from supervisors. The genesis for this blog post is this press…
Three HR lessons from a supervisor’s alleged knuckle-dragging savagery.
Evieliam [CC BY-SA 4.0], via Wikimedia CommonsWhat I have for you today is anything but fine. I’ve got news of a recent EEOC settlement on behalf of two female employees of a general contractor working at an auto plant. The EEOC charges that a supervisor subjected the women to sexual…