Harassment
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Appeals Court Overturns Most of Dismissal in Same-Sex Harassment Suit
… dismissal of most claims in a same-sex harassment case, saying the evidence supported ..... Cherry's supervisor complained of harassment toward Cherry by another supervisor ..... Costal "knew or should have known of the harassment and failed to take action." The jury …
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Hotel Groups to Settle EEOC Harassment Suit
Two hotel groups have agreed to pay $365,000 to settle a harassment lawsuit brought by the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in connection with the alleged actions of a general manager …
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California Hospital to Pay $975,000 to Settle Racial Harassment , Discrimination Case
A California hospital has agreed to pay a $975,000 settlement in a harassment and discrimination case that alleged the employer created a hostile work environment for Filipino staff members. The U.S. Equal …
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What Can Go Wrong When Employees Date?
… alleges three separate incidents of harassment occurred, all within two months of ..... hospital defended against Gerald's sexual harassment claim by arguing that Gerald often engaged ..... argument that Gerald had "asked for" the harassment :We fail to see how an employee telling …
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A Poor Dating Policy Could Break a Company's Heart—and Wallet
… could open the door to possible sexual harassment or discrimination lawsuits, says Steven ..... office romances is to have a clear sexual harassment policy, Loewengart says. Companies ..... agree with their company's sexual harassment policies. However, disclosure agreements …
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More on Retaliation for Firing After Complaints of Third-Party Discrimination
… should be liable because Richards was "opposing" unlawful harassment :Richards' employer isn't potentially liable for what ..... argument to be made that Richards was not complaining about harassment or discrimination, but merely blowing off steam about the …
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Damn You Auto-Correct! (Train Your Employees to Proofread)
… resources lesson.When you hold your annual harassment training (you hold annual harassment training , right?) you might want to consider ..... save you the time and expense of an internal harassment investigation, or, worse, defending a …
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Reaching the Learning Resistant
… disagreement.We were talking about a leader's responsibility to get help from Human Resources or other representatives when a harassment claim has been made, even when the complainant requests that no action be taken. For many leaders, even today, this a …
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Holiday Parties Say a lot About Your Workplace Culture … for Good and for Bad
… shared was: Normal work rules and standards apply to holiday parties. As a subtle reminder, consider holding an anti- harassment refresher in anticipation of the party. Shiner v. State Univ. of N.Y. (W.D.N.Y. 11/2/12) illustrates what …
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Will the Supreme Court (Re)Define Employer Liability for Harassment By Supervisors?
… employer's liability for unlawful harassment depends, in part, on whether the alleged perpetrator of the harassment is a supervisor or a co-worker ..... are strictly liable for unlawful harassment committed by a supervisor, but only …
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Dissecting Health Care's Unhealthy Work Environment
… subjected to numerous workplace hazards such as exposure to blood-borne pathogens—often have to deal with bullying, harassment and even physical assault in the workplace.In one incident detailed in the study released March 4, a physician allegedly …
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Lessons From a California Discrimination and Harassment Case
… Workplace discrimination and workplace harassment clearly are different beasts. But can ..... employer as well as an allegation of harassment based on disability against the individual ..... whether an employee, in proving her harassment claim at trial against her individual …
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Court Rules Against Wal-Mart in Sexual Harassment , Retaliation Case
… defend a lawsuit alleging sexual harassment and retaliation in a case in which ..... alleged negligence of the initial harassment complaints claim may have led to the ..... disorder resulting from Santiagoâ s harassment and given prescription medication …
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Background-Check Tool Keeps Tabs on Sex Harassment Cases
… The free tool is a national sexual harassment registry that allows visitors to check ..... 70 percent of the more than 140,000 harassment claims it handled. In a large majority ..... hiring anyone who ever faced a sexual harassment charge could backfire, says Zev Eigen …
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EEOC Sues Albuquerque Dealership for Sexual Harassment
… it subjected a group of men to sexual harassment for more than 10 years. In the suit ..... EEOC. The EEOC lists many incidents of harassment . For example, Gallegos allegedly ..... It is particularly alarming when harassment of this nature continues for such an …
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Blockbuster Settles Sex Harassment , Retaliation Suit for $2 Million
… Equal Employment Opportunity Commission alleging sexual harassment and racial discrimination against female temporary employees ..... temporary employees, four of whom are Hispanic. The alleged harassment included requests for sexual favors, offensive racial remarks …
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Court: Three Unwanted Touches in Five Months Constitute Sex Harassment
… her complaint of a hostile work environment due to sexual harassment , stating that the alleged acts were "relatively minor ..... intimate parts "would be essentially severe enough to constitute harassment all by itself" and does not need to be accompanied by comments …
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Appeals Court Rules Single Incident Triggers Harassment Law
Just a single incident of sexual harassment , if severe enough, can violate federal ..... worse in responding to her report of harassment .â The three-judge panel, however ..... a severe-enough single incident of harassment violates the law, most lawsuits charge …
