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Discrimination / Harassment

When it comes to discipline, details matter

01/16/2019
Smart employers are ready to counter charges of discrimination with details about the underlying reasons for discipline.

5 trends shaped employment law in 2018

01/15/2019
Five key trends defined the employment law landscape in 2018 according to the Seyfarth Shaw law firm’s 15th annual Workplace Class Action Litigation Report.

California employers face new #MeToo environment

01/11/2019
New laws are changing the way California employers must resolve sexual harassment claims. In addition to requiring more training on sexual harassment, two new statutes took effect on Jan. 1.

One incident won’t create a hostile environment

01/11/2019
Employees claiming a hostile work environment must show that a reasonable employee would have found the environment intolerable. One incident isn’t enough.

Joint employer along with other entities? You could be on the hook for discrimination

01/11/2019
Sometimes, an employee has several employers at the same time. Each of those entities may be held liable if the employee suffers unlawful discrimination.

Tell bosses: No badmouthing ex-employees

01/11/2019
Remind supervisors and managers after they have terminated someone: Be careful about how you handle inquiries from prospective employers of your former employee.

New law requires more sexual harassment training

01/11/2019
California was one of the first states to mandate sexual harassment training in the workplace. But the law only mandated regular training for supervisors at large companies. All that changed on Jan. 1, when Senate Bill 1343 went into effect.

Fed contractor settles, was accused of hiring bias

01/07/2019
To settle allegations of systemic hiring discrimination, Coastal International Security, Inc. agreed to pay $409,947 in back wages, plus interest.

Only man on the job? That doesn’t prove discrimination

01/07/2019
Being the only male among a group of female employees is not enough to win a sex discrimination lawsuit.

When employee complains about bias, always investigate before taking any adverse action

01/07/2019
Nothing will doom an employer’s case quite as fast as firing a worker right after she has filed an internal discrimination complaint that was ignored. That virtually guarantees the court will believe there might be some connection between the employee’s complaint and her firing.