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Discrimination / Harassment

Corsicana, Texas firm allegedly didn’t stop repeated harassment

08/06/2018
A company that sells and installs screen porches in Corsicana, Texas faces an EEOC harassment lawsuit.

Employers must stop customer harassment, too

08/06/2018
There are a few workplace scenarios in which the nature of the job makes it more likely that sexual harassment may occur. But even then, once an employer knows harassment is happening, it has an obligation to stop it.

Document worker’s angry, disruptive behavior

08/02/2018
Are meetings with a particular employee contentious? If so, make sure you document those interactions at the time they happen. Then, if the employee sues, alleging discrimination or a hostile environment, you have facts to back up your version of events.

Home Depot could pay for mishandled firing

08/02/2018
Maurice Rucker, a 60-year-old black man, was a long-time employee at a Home Depot store in Albany, N.Y. He doesn’t work there anymore. His response to a customer’s racist rant got him fired.

IHOP stores settle with teens for $1 million

08/02/2018
The EEOC has reached a $975,000 settlement with two IHOP franchises in Illinois over allegations that management turned a blind eye to sexual harassment directed at teenage employees.

Five women leave Harrisburg, Pa. TV station in four months

08/01/2018
Harrisburg television station WHTM ABC27 is the target of a Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission complaint that alleges Robert Bee, the station’s general manager, created a hostile work environment for women.

When planning layoffs, conduct audit to ensure there’s no age discrimination

08/01/2018
Calculate the average age of the workers you plan to retain and compare it to the workers you plan to terminate.

It’s tough to prove bias if the manager who hired was also the one who fired

08/01/2018
A manager who knew of someone’s protected characteristic would not have hired that applicant and then turn around and fired the same individual because of that very protected characteristic. A biased manager would never have hired her in the first place.

Anti-harassment policy alone isn’t enough

08/01/2018
It goes without saying that every employer should have a robust policy prohibiting sexual harassment. But just having a policy isn’t enough.

#MeToo roils another show biz venue: the concert hall

07/31/2018
The longtime concertmaster for the Cleveland Orchestra has been suspended following allegations of sexual harassment and assault.