I take a pretty harsh stance (and recommend employers do the same) on the matter of retaliation against employees who report discrimination or harassment. The short answer is that an employer CANNOT allow a culture of hiding to take root. Retaliation is, in my opinion, worse than...
This month, #mattthelawyer is sharing some guided PowerPoint presentations on sexual harassment available to the public. This presentation series is a great resource that any business can share with their staff. This 17-minute guided presentation focuses on the reporting and investigation policies and procedures that go along with...
This month, #mattthelawyer would like to make some guided PowerPoint presentations on sexual harassment available to the public. This 15-minute presentation is a great free resource that any business can share with their staff. In this training presentation, you’ll learn about the definition of sexual...
When I conduct sexual harassment training for various clients, I tend to focus on two subjects that are management-related: culture and retaliation. Cultivating an Office Culture Culture is something that the business owners and managers get to control. They get to determine the kind of culture that...
This week we are talking about sexual harassment in the workplace and how teams can transform the office culture to prevent and eliminate cases. Check out our last post on the topic here. Let's pick up where we left off. Next, the company needs to analyze...
I am getting ready to conduct a series of trainings for a client in sexual harassment law, how to avoid sexual harassment in the workplace, and how to manage an investigation should a complaint of sexual harassment be alleged. The first thing that I would...
Recently, a U.S. Appellate Court in Pennsylvania issued what is likely the most important employment law case this year. The case, which had some pretty heinous harassment by a supervisor, is probably the first case of significance to directly address some of the issues brought...
Since the explosion of accusations against people like Harvey Weinstein, Matt Lauer, and so many others, famous and not famous. Workplace sexual harassment and certainly sexual abuse are illegal and should be addressed with all of the legal and human resources tools available. But let's not...
All this month, I have been talking about anti-sexual harassment policies. I have provided information on the definition, what to include in a policy, how to conduct an investigation and other information on the topic. However, I have not talked much about why have a...