Articles Posted in Sexual Harassment

Lawsuit: Open-mouth kisses, spanking, and nudity. No, this is most definitely not your typical pharmacy.

December 13, 2018 | by Eric B. Meyer

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I’ve been doing this employment law thing for many years now. It’s gotten to the point where little surprises me anymore.

Yeah, about that. Continue reading

340,000 reasons to take harassment complaints about customers seriously

November 28, 2018 | by Eric B. Meyer

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If you know that one of your customers is getting all racist and handsy with employees, you have to do something about that. You know that, right?

It would appear that one California employer didn’t get the memo. Continue reading

Employer sees something wrong with a little bump n’ grind, defeats sexual harassment lawsuit

November 16, 2018 | by Eric B. Meyer

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Eat your heart out, R. Kelly. Continue reading

Google ends forced arbitration of sexual harassment claims. Should you? Then what?

November 12, 2018 | by Eric B. Meyer

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The last month for Google has been big for tech and employment law nerds alike. And I just happen to check both boxes.

#MeToo went viral. But, how big has it really been on social media?!? I’ve got the numbers…

October 15, 2018 | by Eric B. Meyer

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On October 15, 2017, actress Alyssa Milano urged socal media user to share their stories of sexual harassment using the hashtag #MeToo.

Maybe you’ve heard of it.

Of course, you have. As have the millions of others who have used the hashtag since.

This post goes inside numbers to detail the proliferation of the #MeToo movement social media.
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#MeToo began in late 2017. But, was there really a new surge of sexual harassment claims since? Let’s find out…

October 5, 2018 | by Eric B. Meyer

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Yesterday, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission released some preliminary sexual harassment data for the fiscal year 2018. Continue reading

11 steps that you can take now to reduce harassment in your workplace

September 25, 2018 | by Eric B. Meyer

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That sounds more “glass-half-full” than “Don’t be like the Dallas Mavericks: 11 ways to avoid a Sports Illustrated report chronicling twenty years of allegations of sexual harassment and mismanagement in your workplace.”

Yeah, I’m comfortable with the title of today’s blog post. Continue reading

Here’s what a report from a huuuuuuuuuuge sexual harassment investigation looks like

September 24, 2018 | by Eric B. Meyer

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Have you ever seen a sexual harassment investigative report? Maybe wondered what’s in it?

(If that doesn’t interest you, click away and come back tomorrow. We’ll talk about recommendations to avoid harassment in your workplace.)

However, if you’d like to learn more about what goes into a report of a sexual harassment investigation, read on. Continue reading

Yes, visitors to your workplace can also create hostile work environments for your employees.

September 17, 2018 | by Eric B. Meyer

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Did you know that a visitor to your workplace can create a hostile work environment for one or more of your employees? The kind of hostile work environment that can result in a quarter-million-dollar jury award.

What happens when a sexual assault victim is later accused of sexual assault? #MeToo

August 21, 2018 | by Eric B. Meyer

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Over the weekend, there were several reports (including this one from Kim Severson at the New York Times) that Asia Argento paid out a large settlement to a man who accused Ms. Argento of sexually assaulting him in a hotel room when he was 17 years old.

Asia Argento is one of the women who had accused Harvey Weinstein of sexual assault. She is also a leading advocate for the #MeToo movement. Continue reading

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