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Whatever I was originally going to post about today can wait for a day. Continue reading
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Surprise! Your company could be liable under Title VII as a joint employer.
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. Continue reading
But, Eric, shouldn’t we update our anti-harassment policies in 2018 also?
Yes and, after yesterday, this deserves its own post. Continue reading
Court stymies employer’s try for plaintiff’s social media passwords in sexual harassment case. But, it did get…
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. Questioning on this issue could spill into the plaintiff’s social media activities.
But how far will a court allow this to go? Continue reading
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You were expecting, maybe, an FMLA post today? Continue reading
Want to keep settled sexual harassment claims confidential? It may cost you tax dollars.
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. Continue reading
New bill would ban confidential settlements of sexual harassment claims in Pennsylvania
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 in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Continue reading
And in other sexual harassment news….EVERYTHING!!!
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… Continue reading
Would you require a new C-Suite hire to affirm no history of discrimination at work?
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 new hire to affirm that working for the new company will not cause that person to violate any restrictive covenants or other pre-existing agreements.
So, I have a question for you. Continue reading
While not quite Harvey Weinstein claims, the allegations about this workplace will make your head spin.
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 fine piece of legal writing. This sexual harassment complaint filed yesterday in New York is a series of allegations that may be true. Or not. There are two sides to every story.
But, I know on which side here I’d want to be.