Tag Archive: Harassment

October 9 Tip of the Week

October 9, 2023 1:37 pm Published by

“Retiree Health Insurance and COBRA” Employers who offer employee group health insurance must provide employees with a notice of their... Read More

Bullying in the Workplace

June 14, 2019 4:39 pm Published by

Employers have long been aware of laws prohibiting sexual harassment and discrimination and harassment on the basis of sex, race, religion, disability, national origin, and other protected characteristics.  But what about uncivil or intimidating behavior unrelated to protected class status?  Many employees complain to employers about coworkers creating “toxic” work environments, but the offending behavior falls outside of the umbrella of state and federal harassment and discrimination laws.  How should employers handle these situations?

May 13, 2019

May 16, 2019 2:57 pm Published by

If you are on the ball, your company probably already has anti-harassment, anti-discrimination, and anti-retaliation provisions spelled out in the... Read More

Can Employers Be Held Liable for Harassment by Non-Employees?

February 23, 2019 8:21 pm Published by

 Picture this scenario: your employee, a delivery driver, makes regular stops at a production facility.  The facility is not owned by your company, and your company does not employ any of the production facility workers.  While at the facility, your driver is subjected to unwanted comments and touching by an employee of the facility.  Your employee complains, and your HR Manager states they’ll work with management at the production facility to handle it.  Your employee later returns to the facility, and the harassment continues.  Your employee resigns as a result of the ongoing harassment.