?In Cole v. Montana University System, the U.S. District Court for the District of Montana recently denied certification of a Title IX class action alleging discrimination and harassment on the basis of... Read more »
?In October 2017, actress Alyssa Milano tweeted, “If you’ve been sexually harassed or assaulted write ‘me too’ as a reply to this tweet.” The post went viral. Women around the world began... Read more »
?In August, Lone Star Ambulance, a critical care transportation company in San Antonio, settled a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) for alleged sexual harassment and retaliation. The... Read more »
?Although Washington, D.C.’s Tipped Wage Workers Fairness Amendment Act was passed in 2018, parts of that law, including mandatory sexual harassment training, are just now taking effect. D.C. employers whose workers earn... Read more »
A New England-area McDonald’s franchisee must pay $1.6 million in damages for failing to protect workers from a manager who sexually harassed them over several years at… Read more »
?Under both the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and the California Family Rights Act (CFRA), an employee is required to provide at least 30 days’ notice of the need for leave... Read more »
?Takeaway: This case presents additional considerations for employers in assessing and addressing claims of harassment. Even if a report of harassment is made after-the-fact and the harassment is not ongoing, employers should still... Read more »
?The Chicago City Council has created new employer obligations to provide training to employees and supervisors on sexual harassment prevention and how bystanders should respond to sexual harassment. The new ordinance also... Read more »
The agreement comes in the wake of the murder of a female garment worker in Tamil Nadu, allegedly by her supervisor. The post H&M signs pledge to protect female workers in India... Read more »
A letter by whistleblowers states ‘Numerous senior leaders have been known to be consistently inappropriate with women.’ The post Culture of sexism at Jeff Bezos’s rocket firm, staff allege appeared first on... Read more »
