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...
If you're like most employers, when you hear a story that begins with a garage bay and moves on to sexual comments about women, you think you're about to hear one of those classic examples of sexual harassment. You know the one - complete with pinup calendars, endless comments about breasts, and the one female mechanic who makes a hostile work...
In a case out of San Antonio last month, a court said, for the first time under Texas law, that same-sex harassment is a violation of the Texas Commission on Human Rights Act (TCHRA). But in making that ruling, the court took away a $90,000 verdict for mental anguish and emotional pain and suffering from the employee who sued. Let'...
On June 30, 2008, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed a complaint against Cheesecake Factory on behalf of three individual male employees and a class of male workers alleging that they were sexually harassed by male coworkers at the restaurant's Chandler location. The complaint acts as a warning to employers...
With summer vacation almost here, thousands of teenagers will be looking for jobs in the nation's restaurants, hotels, and other establishments. Because they are often unaware of their rights, younger workers are particularly vulnerable to sexual harassment in the workplace. In a recent Colorado case filed by several teenagers and...
Like the Jackson State University case (see pg. 4), a case from the federal trial court in Aberdeen discusses the parameters of a hostile work environment claim.
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Gary Mariegard began working at the Columbus Air Force Base as a civil service maintenance mechanic in 1993. Ten years later, he reported to...
With summer vacation almost here, thousands of teenagers will be looking for jobs in the nation's restaurants, hotels, and other establishments. Because they are often unaware of their rights, younger workers are particularly vulnerable to sexual harassment in the workplace. In a recent Colorado case filed by several teenagers and...
A recent decision in Maine's federal district court illustrates the importance of addressing a supervisor's sexually charged commentary when his subordinates complain about it. It also emphasizes the importance of taking absolutely no action that might be construed as retaliatory in the wake of a complaint about inappropriate...
The Michigan Court of Appeals recently affirmed the Wayne County Circuit Court's decision to allow a male factory worker to pursue a hostile work environment sexual harassment case against his employer and a male coworker. Let's take a look at what happened.
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Robert Robinson alleged that Darren Smith...
A state court jury in North Carolina recently awarded a terminated employee $1.15 million in his same-sex sexual harassment case against his former company and its CEO.
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Jason Hallaman was employed from July 2002 until October 2002 by Smithfield Management Corp., a restaurant chain. He worked as a personal...
