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Here are articles on hot employment law issues that effect managers and supervisors in everyday work situations for your ongoing learning. To search by specific workplace issues, we have also organized these articles into a list of FAQs.
Ramona DeBra was a teller for JP Morgan Chase for 18 years. For the first 17 years, she received “meets expectations” reviews, despite the [...]
Recent news about two Virginia political leaders wearing “blackface” in the 1980s might leave the impression that such behavior is a thing of the [...]
It’s happening all around the country. In the wake of #MeToo, states and cities have upped the requirements for harassment prevention training, with four states [...]
As a result of the Google employee walkout in November, the company has agreed to make changes in its processing of sexual harassment claims. [...]
Here’s an example of the old saying: “If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.” François El-Hayek worked at Trico Products [...]
As recent news surrounding the confirmation process of a U.S. Supreme Court justice has highlighted, the credibility of victims of alleged sexual assault and [...]
A June 2018 report on sexual harassment was released by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Two years in the making, it [...]
The Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) turned 50 this summer, and to celebrate this milestone, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has issued [...]
You know that employers are not liable for harassment if they take all steps necessary to prevent harassment and respond to complaints. A new [...]
Okay—here’s the fact pattern: Pregnant employee calls in sick with back pain, is fired four days later, and is replaced by a man. Sounds [...]