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The Employer Handbook BlogAmidst a recent deluge of bad sexual harassment news, Uber pulls out a shocking win
February was a bit of a crappy month for Uber.
Well, aside of the millions of dollars I trust they made in fares.
Articles Posted in Anti-Harassment
Huge $5M EEOC settlement spotlights an enforcement priority that you may be overlooking
In late December of 2012, the EEOC approved its Strategic Enforcement Plan for 2013-2016. Sadly, one of the agency’s enforcement priorities has been ignored on this blog.
Until now.
Do you have a “super” anti-harassment contract with your employees?
I’m gonna pause for a sec while you go and grab a copy of your company’s employee handbook. Now open it up to the anti-harassment policy and, click through, because your world may be about to be rocked…
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$$$ reasons to have a second-language anti-harassment policy
When an employer is faced with a sexual-harassment lawsuit, one of its best defenses is that the company took reasonable care (e.g., policy, training) to prevent sexual harassment (and then addressed complaints in a manner that is reasonably designed to end the sexual harassment)
In EEOC v. Spud Seller (opinion here), the employer had an anti-harassment policy that detailed what constitutes sexual harassment and how to report it. Further, it specifically advised employees that, “You can feel state that your complaint will receive immediate attention and if the facts support your complaint, the offender will be disciplined.”
Sounds good to me.