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Harassment
How to Strengthen and Improve Your Harassment Avoidance Program
Harassment prevention is a critical aspect of any workplace culture. In April, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued a technical assistance document titled “Promising Practices for Preventing Harassment in the Federal Sector,” which provides practical tips for preventing and addressing harassment within the federal civi...
Conciliation Agreements: What are the EEOC Requirements?
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) investigates charges of unlawful discrimination and conducts an investigation into the allegations and the employer’s response. After assessing the evidence, the EEOC sometimes issues a Letter of Determination that there is reasonable cause to believe that a company discriminated against the ...
Who’s telling the Truth in “He said, She said” Harassment Complaints
In many harassment complaint cases, there are no witnesses and an investigator is left with the statements of harassment from the complainant and the denial from the alleged harasser. When there are conflicting versions of events, an investigator must review relevant factors to help determine who may be telling the truth. It is important for......
How to Investigate a Sexual Harassment Complaint
With the ever-expanding news of sexual harassment complaints against Harvey Weinstein, Kevin Spacey and other Hollywood “A” listers, there is a national spotlight on harassment. If an allegation of harassment occurs at your organization, are you prepared to respond quickly and competently? First, almost every company should have a writt...
10 point checklist: Improve your Harassment policy and program in 2017
Your company’s efforts to prevent workplace harassment is still a very important step in controlling the risk of employment lawsuit liability in 2017. In a 2016 report, the EEOC stated that harassment is still a significant workplace issue and one-third of the 90,000 annual charges have an allegation of harassment. So, even though harassmen...
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