Harassment

Human Resources Investigations: Are You Outsourcing or Insourcing?

By |2020-11-09T23:45:19+00:00July 12, 2018|

Is Your Company Outsourcing or Insourcing Your HR Investigations? According to an article in Bloomberg Law, (Article: Surge in Outside Workplace Investigations in #MeToo Milieuir) there has been a surge in the number of workplace investigations being conducted by third-party investigators. Along with the high level, high dollar cases we [READ MORE ...]

Hey CEO, are you confident in your harassment reporting process? #NoRetaliation

By |2017-12-06T16:44:06+00:00December 6, 2017|

When asked about their current workplace investigation process, most CEOs will respond with, “HR has that under control.” To which I respond, “That’s good. When was the last time you talked with HR about it?” For those who responded that they have had a recent conversation, it generally went [READ MORE ...]

Ford did their investigation, so what went wrong? Result: $10M Settlement.

By |2017-08-23T16:51:24+00:00August 23, 2017|

When a company is in the news for paying out at large harassment discrimination settlement, the first thought is that they did not conduct an appropriate investigation. But that is not always the case. Last week the EEOC ended an investigation into claims of harassment by employees in two [READ MORE ...]

5 Common Misnomers Re: Employer Retaliation

By |2020-11-07T00:08:26+00:00April 3, 2017|

We all know that the laws enforced by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) make it illegal to fire, demote, harass, or otherwise retaliate against either job applicants or employees based upon the individual doing any of the following: filing a charge of discrimination, complaining to their employer about discrimination on the job, or [READ MORE ...]

EEOC to Focus on “Holistic Prevention Programs” to Prevent Harassment.

By |2016-12-06T10:12:11+00:00December 6, 2016|

With the release of the EEOC Strategic Enforcement Plan (SEP) for 2017 – 2021, it is time to take a look at your Complaint, Investigation and Prevention processes and procedures. The SEP outlines the EEOC’s principal areas of focus for the next four years. According to the plan, the [READ MORE ...]

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