A tech entrepreneur recently took a novel approach to ensure that members of her company’s board of directors cannot engage in sexual harassment and keep their positions. The entrepreneur, Kristina Bergman, is the CEO of Integris Software. Bergman added a clause to stockholders’ voting agreements that requires them to vote…
Earlier this week a new Maine law went into effect that will allow employers to employ more 14- and 15-year old kids. According to a press release from the Maine Department of Labor, the new law “amends laws relating to minors 14 and 15 years of age to allow them…
In response to complaints of systemic problems with harassment and discrimination, Uber has fired 20 employees, including some senior executives. The company has also disciplined others and is still investigating additional complaints. This is a major shakeup at Uber, a ride sharing service based in California, that comes shortly after…
Excellent Feedback Meaning Review Superiority And Satisfaction Sexual and other forms of unlawful harassment continue to be one of the biggest problems in the workplace. Responsible employers (i.e. employers who honestly want to prevent harassment in the workplace) take reasonable steps to prevent harassment, such as employee training, prompt investigations…
The U.S. Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals has permitted a lawsuit against Home Depot to move forward where the plaintiff alleges that Home Depot’s negligence resulted in one of its supervisors raping and murdering her daughter. The plaintiff’s daughter, Alisha Bromfield, worked in the gardening section of a Home Depot…
The U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals recently held that a jury could reasonably find that a Sheriff unlawfully sexually harassed one of his female corrections officers because he repeatedly hugged her and, on one occasion, kissed her. The female corrections officer complained to supervisors about the Sheriff’s harassment but…
Newsweek recently ran a story about a survey it conducted about sexual harassment in the news business. The Newsweek reporters heard from numerous women about experiences they had with sexual harassment. The trends were disturbing. Many of the women who responded to the survey said that they were forced to…
Yesterday, the U.S. First Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston breathed new life into a worker’s sexual harassment and retaliation case. The worker, Xiaoyan Tang, represented herself before the trial court. She claimed that the defendants, which included Citizens Bank and related entities, subjected her to unlawful sexual harassment and…
Last month, a sex discrimination trial began in which Ellen Pao, a former junior partner at venture capital firm Kleiner, Perkins, Caufield & Byers, has alleged that Kleiner Perkins refused to promote her and forced her out because of her sex. The trial will include evidence of lurid sexism but,…
Every year around this time many employers organize holiday parties for their employees and, as many employment lawyers will tell you (see here and here), it is not uncommon for sexual harassment to occur at them. This seems to be particularly true when employers serve alcohol at the parties. Some…