As Anonymous Workplace Harassment Cases Double Expect More States to Enact Stricter Harassment Prevention Laws for 2020
According to a Bloomberg law analysis, anonymous workplace harassment cases more than doubled in 2018 from the previous year (52 in 2018 vs. 24 in 2017). Some legal experts claim employees face public humiliation, possible retaliation, and career suicide when their identities are revealed in a sexual harassment case. Knowing the plaintiff’s identity gives companies […]
How the Effects of The #metoo Movement Changed the EEOC Guidance in Preventing Harassment
It seems the #MeToo movement has left a tsunami effect in its wake throughout the business world. Sexual misconduct by high-profile, powerful men has not only shown harassment to be pervasive but also resulted in more detailed guidance from the EEOC. In 2017, the EEOC introduced a Select Task Force on the Study of Harassment […]