Facing Complaints, McDonald’s Outlines New Anti-Harassment Policy May 21, 2019 By Leslie Patton and Josh Eidelson McDonald’s Corp., in the face of criticism for its handling of harassment complaints, said it’s training workers to deal with...
Employers, Employees Disconnect Over #MeToo Effect October 26, 2018 By Rebecca Greenfield Ask employers how they’re doing on sexual harassment in the workplace and most will say pretty well. Employees have a...
#MeToo Brings Positive Changes and Unintended Consequences to Workplaces October 9, 2018 By Rebecca Greenfield Has the workplace changed in the year since New York Times reported the first allegations against movie producer Harvey Weinstein?...
North Dakota Construction Firm to Pay $59K to Settle Sexual Harassment Suit June 8, 2018 A North Dakota civil construction company operating in Minot will pay $59,000 to settle a sexual harassment and constructive discharge...
Louisiana Bill Banning Forced Arbitration in Workplace Harassment Claims Fails March 28, 2018 Louisiana lawmakers have jettisoned a measure that would have banned employers from requiring their workers to sign contracts that keep...
HR Managers Braced for Increase in Sexual Harassment Complaints March 12, 2018 Seven in 10 human resource professionals said believe sexual harassment complaints at their workplaces will likely be “higher” or “much...
Sanofi Executive, Fired in France for Sexting, Sues for $1.5 Million March 7, 2018 By Gaspard Sebag First he sent lewd texts. Then he got fired. Then he sued. The case of an alleged sex pest at...
Feds Sue Staffing Company over Sexual Harassment at Kansas Site February 9, 2018 An international staffing company violated federal law when it allowed a manager at a Kansas City, Kan., worksite to repeatedly...
Public Firms Now Face Question of When to Disclose Sexual Harassment Claims February 6, 2018 By Tom Hals The steep drop in the stock price of Wynn Resorts Ltd. following a report that chairman Steve Wynn subjected female...
Why Workplace Sexual Harassment Is Under-Reported: SHRM Survey February 5, 2018 Sexual harassment in the workplace is under-reported by employees partly because some employees are unaware that their employers have anti-harassment...