Although Herman Cain will not be the next U.S. president, he has the dubious honor of bringing sexual harassment back into the national spotlight. He may well have done you a favor.
Although the number of sexual harassment charges filed with the EEOC has fallen slightly, there were still 11,717 claims in 2010! According to a recent story in...
What is "textual harassment" and why is it such a threat to employers? How can ill-advised employee behavior after work or during a business trip result in a sexual harassment claim?
Learn the new forms of workplace harassment and how effective training and legally sound policies can shield your organization from legal danger.
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Employers now face new, subtle forms of sexual harassment, from inappropriate cell phone messages to "textual harassment" from explicit messages, videos, and pictures. If you don't shield your organization against these new threats, it could cost you.
The EEOC collected over $51.5 million to settle sexual harassment complaints in 2009, and...
If your organization's anti-harassment policies aren't protecting against new 24/7 threats, your organization could be next on the EEOC's hit list. From quid pro quo to "textual harassment" to after-work behavior, there are several new "subtle" forms of sexual harassment occurring in today's work environment -- both during -- and after office...
Are you tired of trying to train supervisors with sleep-inducing slide show training? Now you can give your supervisors the skills they need to master employment law -- without putting them to sleep -- with this audio conference.
Experienced employment law attorneys will use real-world examples to show your supervisors how to protect your...
In April 2008, Judge Joseph McKinley of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky presided over a trial in which a former employee of Tyson Foods was awarded more than $1 million by the jury. Tyson subsequently asked for a judgment in its favor despite the verdict, which Judge McKinley denied. What did the...
After a jury returned a verdict in favor of an employee on a retaliation claim, the federal trial court in Jackson had to decide whether the verdict should be upheld. Read on to find out what happened.
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Jimmy Ford was employed as the HR director for Diversified Technology, Inc. (DTI), in Ridgeland. He...
In a case of first impression (i.e., decided for the first time), the Tenth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals (which covers New Mexico) ruled in an unpublished decision that individual employees may not use a pattern-and-practice theory of sex discrimination to assert claims that would otherwise be barred by Title VII of the Civil...
It's February, which means love is in the air. With Valentine's Day right around the corner, we thought it would be helpful to share some guidelines for managing romance in the workplace. While office romance is certainly not a novelty, it has increased dramatically over the last 50 years as a result of more women in the workforce...
It's February, and you know what that means: If you haven't purchased a Valentine's Day gift for your significant other, you'd better get a move on. Time's a wastin'. (You can thank us later for that very important, and possibly relationship-saving, reminder.)
More significant for you, however, at least from our...
