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EEOC Opines on Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault , or Stalking as Title VII and ADA Violations
… domestic violence, sexual assault , or stalking. That ..... or Dating Violence, Sexual Assault , or Stalking [pdf ..... complaining witness in a rape prosecution and received ..... anxiety following a sexual assault by an intruder in her …
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Court Finds McDonalds Liable in Employees Sexual Assault Case
McDonaldâ s Corp. is liable in the sexual assault case of an employee detained by supervisors who were following the instructions of a prank caller pretending to be a police officer …
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As Per Sheryl Sandberg's Request, a Male Opinion About 'Lean In'
… the conversation, I'll quote Henry Rollins, punk rock legend, from his recent short essay about the Steubenville, Ohio, rape case: "Things get better when women get more equality. That is a bit obvious but I think it leads to better results up the …
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Sexual Harassment Bills Proposed for Hotels
The proposed laws come in the wake of two alleged attacks by high-profile people in New York hotels, including the alleged sexual assault by Dominique Strauss-Kahn at the Sofitel in Manhattan.
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Waking Up to the Risks of Workplace Violence
… and others to chase the shooter. While still trying cases, I was the victim of anonymous death threats and threats of sexual assault , presumably by someone involved in one of the cases I was handling. Despite a police investigation, the person who had …
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Liability for Supervisor's Sexual Relations With Minor
… advances. Although recognizing that the age of consent is different in different states (in Illinois Nayman committed statutory rape --that is, intercourse with an underage person), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit in Chicago …
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When an Employee Is Listed as a Sex Offender
… s Law registry. The employer is aware that the employee is a registered sex offender. The employee later commits a sexual assault in the employer’s parking lot. With all those facts in place, the employer could face liability under a negligent hiring …
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WellPoint Refuses to Pay for Medical Mistakes
… such as medication errors; environmental events, such as electric shocks or burns; and criminal events, such as the sexual assault of a patient. Filed by Joanne Wojcik of Business Insurance , a sister publication of Workforce Management . To comment …
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The Costs of Not Checking
The result of not doing a background screening could be theft, embezzlement, a shooting, a sexual assault , or a lawsuit. In California, plaintiffs suing companies for negligent hiring win about 60 percent of the time, says employment …
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What Can the Boss Get Away With
… allegations describe offensive conduct, the court1/4has found that the governor's alleged conduct does not constitute sexual assault ." Wright also rejected Jones's claims of quid pro quo de-mands and a hostile work environment. She said that the …
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The Cost of Not Doing Background Checks
The result of not doing a background screening could be theft, embezzlement, a shooting, a sexual assault , or a lawsuit. In California, plaintiffs suing companies for negligent hiring win about 60 percent of the time, says employment …
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How HR Has Weathered the Changing Legal Climate
… defamation, invasion of privacy, intentional infliction of emotional distress, fraud, deceit, assault and battery, sexual assault and so on. What next? We’re seeing new and arising torts called negligent retention and negligent supervision and negligent …
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Rape Claim Not Subject to Contractual Arbitration
… employees and was seriously injured. After she reported the rape to company officials, Jones said she was questioned for several hours ..... stopped “at Jones’ bedroom door” because the assault and rape that occurred in Baghdad fell outside of her employment contract …
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Early Retiree Reimbursement Program Exclusions Released
… dental service. â ¢ In vitro fertilization and artificial insemination. â ¢ Abortions, except if the pregnancy resulted from rape or incest or endangers the woman's life. Currently, more than 2,000 organizations have been approved for the program to …
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1997 Vision Optimas Award ProfileBRE.I. DuPont de Nemours and Co
… program began back in 1988 as an outgrowth of the company's rape -prevention personal safety program. "A lot of the women attending ..... what [he or she] can do about it. In the extreme case of a rape , I don't want to re-victimize the victim. I've got to …
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Harassment How Far We've Come
… There was a physical one onthe same vessel about a month later, by the Second Assistant Engineer, and athird, an attempted rape , about five years later, by a First Assistant onanother vessel. Those two were in the presence of witnesses. A few years afterthat …
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Making Domestic Violence a Business Issue
… victims of nonfatal workplace violence. Incidents such as intimidation, sexual harassment, stalking, assaults, battery and rape carry no price tag. No dollar amount can balance the impact of depression, panic disorders, post-traumatic stress, eating …
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Vigilance Stops Violence--and Lawsuits
… Air Lines ispotentially liable under sexual-harassment law for not doing enough to stop whata flight attendant contends was a rape by another attendant. Because the eventsoccurred when the two people were off duty in a hotel room, and not at atraditional …
