You have harassment policies, right? You already know that you can’t allow sexual harassment to happen in your workplace without likely legal consequences, right? You might even have investigated allegations that one of your employees sexually harassed another employee and taken disciplinary action. OK, that’s all well and good. Your obligations to ensure a safe, […]
Rumor Has It…That Sexual Rumors May Be Sexual Harassment
Have you ever had to deal with rumors of sexual misconduct in your workplace? Chances are you have — or you’ve at least heard sexual rumors. Is spreading rumors that a female employee is sleeping with her boss sexual harassment? Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits discrimination “because of” sex. The […]
Sexual Harassment?! But We Have Policies and Training…
I can’t count the number of employers that have expressed shock to me that anyone could allege that sexual harassment goes on in their workplace. Most employers have written policies prohibiting sexual harassment. They state in no uncertain terms that they do not tolerate sexual harassment. Often they find out that in fact it’s not […]
Can an Employee Sue for Reduced Overtime?
A supervisor in your company just told one of his direct reports that she can no longer work voluntary overtime. She’s always put in 4 hours of work before the start of her scheduled shift. As most of you know, the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) requires that when an employee works more than 40 […]
When Your Customer Harasses Your Employee…
How far do you have to go to protect an employee from sexual harassment–or any type of harassment for that matter? Let’s go back to basics. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, employers prohbitis discrimination against applicants or employees based on race, national origin, sex or religion. The US Supreme Court ruled sexual harassment […]