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Weinstein case highlights problem of “ostriching” harassment

Ohio Employer's Law

It’s been a busy few days in employment-law land, with the Harvey Weinstein sexual harassment case dominating the headlines. What have we learned? serial harasser, maybe one of the worst in history. His misconduct was the worst kept secret in Hollywood, with even Courtney Love discussing it all the way back in 2005.

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Do Love Contracts Actually Work?

Namely

Some teams are turning to controversial legal agreements to ward off compliance risks. Some teams are turning to controversial legal agreements to ward off compliance risks. Their purpose is to mitigate risk by affirming that a romance is consensual—in theory, staving off harassment claims. Rules of Attraction .

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6 Resources for Your Transgender and Transitioning Employees

Workology

Your employer should be committed to providing a pleasant work environment that is free from toxicity, sexual harassment and fear. I used my EAP in 2005 when I was going through a rough time in my life. The Trevor Project offers 24/7 support by phone, online or by web chat. It doesn’t matter what your beliefs are.

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Friday Five: Valentine’s at Work

Workology

By one estimate, the trend accounts for about 18% of the rise in income inequality in America between 1960 and 2005Online Dating Fraud Dips During Valentine’s Day. The change is due to a sudden increase of non-fraud date-seekers coming back online. Valentine’s is big business. Optimizing Romance.

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Sexual Harassment Training Requirements in California for Employees and Employers

Zenefits

California lawmakers take allegations of workplace sexual harassment seriously. California’s mandate that employers provide sexual harassment prevention training is a longstanding requirement. The Golden State has required sexual harassment prevention training since 2005.

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It’s another “when a hostile work environment isn’t a hostile work environment” post

The Employer Handbook

The Court must look at the totality of the circumstances, and view the harassing conduct in context, not as isolated acts. The Court must look at the totality of the circumstances, and view the harassing conduct in context, not as isolated acts. 2005), aff’d, 170 F. Second verse, same as the first. Duie Pyle, Inc.,

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From the archives: The art of the apology

Ohio Employer's Law

I’ve been thinking all weekend whether to write about Donald Trump’s 2005 hot mic embarrassment, and, if so, what I’d write about. After all, I’ve already recently written about plagiarism and your b.s. After all, I’ve already recently written about plagiarism and your b.s. Then I saw Mr. Trump’s non-apology, and I had my theme.