I am pleased to announce that I will be speaking in an upcoming Strafford live webinar, “Conducting Internal Investigations of Executives for Workplace Misconduct: Legal and Ethical Considerations” scheduled for Thursday, July 13, 2017, 1:00pm-2:30pm EDT. The webinar will provide guidance … Continue reading
‘Tis the season — celebrations, festivals and observations: Hanukka, Boxing Day, Omisoka, St. Lucia Day, Ramadan, Saturnalia, Bodhi Day, Fiesta of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Yule, Kwanzaa, Three Kings Day, Eid al-Fitr, Saint Nicholas Day, Christmas. Not to be outdone, … Continue reading
The tweets are flying out of the courtroom in day 5 of the highly anticipated Silicon Valley sex bias jury trial happening right now in a Superior Court of California San Francisco courtroom. Journalists from the Wall Street Journal, Business … Continue reading
Thanks to HR Magazine writer, Dori Meinert, for extensively quoting me in her article “How to Conduct a Workplace Investigation” in the December 2014 edition of HR Magazine. Ms. Meinert’s article provides great insights for HR professionals and others responsible … Continue reading
Fifty-five percent of millennials — today’s 80 million-strong generation of 18 to 34 year olds — say a prospective employer’s online reputation matters as much as the job it offers, according to a survey by Spherion Staffing. As someone who wrote her … Continue reading
A recent decision by the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) has complicated even further the already challenging world of conducting investigations into allegations of workplace harassment. In light of this new ruling, it’s ever more important employers use well-trained investigators … Continue reading
Eighty-four percent of employees who report a compliance concern outside their company first reported the concern internally. It was only after the employer failed to address the concern satisfactorily that the employee reported the concern to a third-party outside the … Continue reading
Kentucky attorney Thomas Clay, who represents the two women who claim former Kentucky state representative John Arnold sexually harassed them, says that Mr. Arnold’s resignation does not end the matter. Mr. Clay is not satisfied with the internal investigation conducted by … Continue reading
Although my first experience with Employment Practices Liability (“EPL”) insurance was in the mid-90’s and it has continued to grow in popularity since then, it still seems to be cloaked in mystery. As a general matter, EPL coverage protects employers … Continue reading
Concerned about sexual harassment charges, employers are wary of cupid’s arrow this Valentine’s Day and some of them are turning to “Love Contracts” or in lawyer terms – a Consensual Relationship Agreement. A Consensual Relationship Agreement is an effort to … Continue reading