Whatever I was originally going to post about today can wait for a day. Alison Green is the publisher of one of the best HR blogs around, Ask A Manager. When she started blogging, Alison was the chief of staff for a successful nonprofit, where she was responsible for hiring, firing,…
It’s late Sunday night. I just finished the Walking Dead mid-season finale (no spoilers) and I’m catching up on the latest news about Carson Wentz’s knee. And somehow I managed to pull myself out of the fetal position to type this post. I’m trying to remember the last time that…
Yes and, after yesterday, this deserves its own post. Where should I begin? How about with the great Jonathan Segal who saves me a lot of work with his post for the SHRM Blog entitled “5 Effective Ways to Upgrade Your Anti-Harassment Policy.” Let’s see if I can summarize my buddy’s…
I imagine that, among the reasons that victims fear complaining about sexual harassment, is that spotlight may shine a little too brightly on them. For example, when a plaintiff in a Title VII case claims emotional distress from sexual harassment, the source(s) of that pain will be under the microscope.…
You were expecting, maybe, an FMLA post today? Another one bites the dust. [cue music] Just minutes before the Today Show went live yesterday on NBC, network chairman Andy Lack released a statement saying that a colleague had come forward reporting “inappropriate sexual behavior” from host Matt Lauer. Many news…
Last week, I wrote here about proposed legislation in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania that would outlaw confidential settlements of sexual harassment claims. Now, the feds are getting into the act. The topic of sexual harassment has been front and center on Capitol Hill. Earlier this month, the Senate voted to require…
One of your supervisors has just been accused of sexual harassment. Rather than spend the money to litigate the case, your company decides to settle. Let’s go through the standard provisions: Settlement payment General release Non-admission Mutual non-disparagement Mutual confidentiality Ah, not so fast on that last one if your business is…
And here I thought we’d be able to make it to the weekend without another above-the-fold allegation of sexual harassment. Fortunately, I have some other helpful, related items… New sexual-harassment guidance from the EEOC coming soon. Jacquie Lee reporting for Bloomberg Law’s Daily Labor Report (here) writes that the U.S. Equal…
We’re still got about a month and a half to go, and the list of notable sexual harassers (allegedly) is growing faster than my youngest can eat her peas. Often, when we hire high-level executives, we resort to employment agreements. And in those employment agreements, we include provisions requiring the…
My turn-ons include fantasy football and this ugly holiday sweater, which I cannot wait to debut this season. I also dig smart legal writing. Although, one could never discern that by perusing my dumpster fire of a law blog. To start to fix that, today, I’m going to quote liberally from a…