When employees make harassment or bias complaints, managers know not to retaliate. But too many make a mistake in the other direction — and avoid taking any action against the employee again, even when it’s well deserved.
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Tags: documentation, retaliation
To be liable for sexual harassment, an employer needs to have “knowledge or notice” of the conduct. A recent court decision clarifies what that means.
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Tags: complaint, Harassment, witness
How serious and offensive does an employee’s conduct need to be to rise to the level of unlawful harassment?
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Tags: Godfrey v. Princeton Theological Seminary, Harassment, workplace romance
An employee filed a harassment complaint. Then she was fired after she secretly tape-recorded a private meeting with two managers who were investigating the claim. Was it retaliation?
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Tags: Argyropoulos v. City of Alton, Harassment, retaliation, tape-recorder
To a large extent, companies try to give employees privacy and stay out of their personal lives. But what should employers do when personal conflicts spill over into the workplace?
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Tags: complaints, dating co-workers, Harassment, office romance
Sexual harassment is often only thought of as a problem for women — which can lead managers to ignore complaints from male employees.
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Tags: EEOC, EEOC charges, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Harassment, male harassment, men
A lot of things can lead to lawsuits against employers — like an employee’s taste in music.
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Tags: EEOC, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, hip-hop, racial slurs, rap
An employee comes to you or a manager with a harassment claim. What’s the best way make sure that internal complaint doesn’t turn into a court visit?
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Tags: complaints, Harassment, investigation, managers
Training is one of HR’s keys to preventing workplace harassment and keeping companies out of court. But when these common mistakes are made, the training might be ineffective or even backfire.
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Tags: Harassment, presentations, training
As an HR pro, you know quick response to harassment complaints is key to staying out of court. But what if the employee and HR don’t agree on how the complaint should be handled?
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Tags: complaint investigations, counseling, fire the supervisor, harassment complaints, sensitity training, transfer employee
