Category: Workplace Harassment

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A hostile work environment is when either your boss or a coworker is harassing you on an extreme level. If you hope to bring a successful lawsuit, you will need to prove that the harassment was illegal.

Your employer has an obligation under federal law to 

Employers should work hard to provide a safe working environment that is free of bullying and harassment. Managers should be tasked with investigating claims of harassment and take steps to eliminate the offending behavior. It’s important for employers to recognize the signs of harassment and to help resolve employee complaints.

Many companies turn a blind eye toward workplace harassment. Yet, having a strong plan to combat it can protect your business. When an employee reports harassment to you, you’re obligated to take it seriously. You can take these steps to make them feel heard and ensure that the accused is properly disciplined.

In a recent posting, I chided the NYS Department of Labor for not providing employers definitive guidance on how to comply with new sexual harassment policy and prevention training obligations in time for October 9, 2018, a statutory deadline. Since I wrote that note, the agency has indeed stepped up with what...

A NYS statute enacted in April, 2018 requires employers to provide sexual harassment prevention training to all employees on an annual basis beginning October 9 of this year.  The training has to conform to DOL issued standards but they haven’t been provided yet!  A proposed version is in place but not a...

In March 2018, my colleague Jessica Slippen addressed the Connecticut Legislature’s effort to overhaul the state sex harassment and sex assault laws, in response to the “me too”  and “times up” movements.  State Democrats called it the “the Largest Overhaul in Modern Connecticut History of Sexual Harassment Laws”.

Among other...