TREATY OAK LEGAL Now Offers Customized Harassment Prevention Training In response to a growing need within the business community, Treaty Oak Legal is now providing customized and affordable harassment prevention training modules. Designed to prevent toxic behavior in the workplace, our new training platform adheres to judicial preferences and is
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is a government agency that administers and enforces federal laws associated with discrimination against employees or job applicants in the U.S. The agency was created by the Civil Rights Act in 1964 to protect employees from discrimination in the workplace. When a complaint is filed, the
What do you do to stay safe in the interview room? This is a big and important one for investigators. First and foremost, people who are causing concerned about violence or about stalking, or any of the behaviors that would cause safety concerns should never know where you’re staying. They
What do I do to start the investigation? So, after you’ve received your assignment, which can happen before or after you officially get the word to move forward, you need to define the scope of your investigation. Because you’re going to point back to that if anything new comes up,
What do you do if you need something off a computer? If it’s just something like a PowerPoint or a chart or an email you ask for it, and the witness or accused or reporting party, whoever can often provide those things to you. But sometimes the person’s unwilling to
First of all, we need to check our bias. Some languages are not as straightforward as English and not as straightforward as American English. And so, particularly if we have someone where English or the US culture is not their native culture, we need to check that they are not
In the summer of 2021, Texas lawmakers passed new legislation regarding sexual harassment. This law, which is currently in effect, accomplished three primary goals: 1. The law expanded the definition of sexual harassment. The current law defines it as any act that “has the purpose or effect of creating an
What do I do if somebody connects with me after completing an investigation? So sometimes, the reporting party, in particular, will reach out to me. I do counsel my clients to circle back around with the reporting party when the investigation is done. Still, they don’t always do that well
First of all, we need to check our bias. Some languages are not as straightforward as English and not as straightforward as American English. And so, particularly if we have someone where English or the US culture is not their native culture, we need to check that they are not
Expanding Protections for Pregnant and Nursing Workers On December 22, 2022, Congress passed an omnibus spending bill that included two measures to expand protections for pregnant and nursing mothers in the workplace. These measures include the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) and the Providing Urgent Maternal Protections for Nursing Mothers
