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The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (#EEOC) has issued its new "Enforcement Guidance on Harassment in the Workplace," replacing its previous guidance from 25 years ago. While not legally binding, this guidance offers crucial insights into the EEOC's interpretation of federal laws against harassment. Employers are advised to review the new guidance, update their policies, and consider additional training for supervisors to prevent harassment in the workplace. Thompson Coburn's labor and employment attorneys Susan Lorenc and Amy Oslica Dougherty explain the guidance and what’s next for #employers. Check out the full alert here: https://bit.ly/4a8gKMy #laborlaw #employmentlaw #EEOC #enforcementguidance #workplaceharrassment

Effective today, #Vermont joins a number of states to add a CROWN Act to its anti-discrimination laws; see our update from Rachael Luken Carp below. Now is the time to review your employee policies and manuals to ensure compliance with the new law. https://lnkd.in/eAE46_hQ #HR #employmentlaw #discrimination #diversity

Curious about your employee rights? 🤔 Explore 5 historical employment discrimination cases that shaped labor rights in California: 👉 https://lnkd.in/g9Ee9teb #Discrimination #EmploymentDiscrimination #EmployeeRights #LaborLawCalifornia #LaborLawFirm

On April 29, 2024, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) finalized its long-awaited Enforcement Guidance on Harassment in the Workplace. The new guidance consolidates and supersedes several earlier versions of federal guidance on this subject and serves as a single unified source regarding the EEOC’s enforcement of federal laws intended to protect employees from workplace harassment. To view this Special Bulletin in its entirety, please click the below link: #law #legal #employmentlawyer #attorney #employmentlaw #lawyer #laborrelations #hr #humanresources #californialawyer #employment #work #harassment #eeoc #workplaceharassment #protections

In an interview with Mark F. Kluger, Matt Gonzales of SHRM seeks the reasons for the substantial increase in the number of discrimination charges filed with the federal government in the fiscal year 2023, as described in the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s latest annual report. Mark explains that although the MeToo and BLM movements significantly increased awareness and sensitivity to workplace harassment and discrimination nothing has changed the workplace dynamic more than the pandemic. He goes on to recommend that employers must ensure all their human resources related decisions have legitimate, documented, and non-discriminatory reasons to support them. He states, “Employers need to err on the side of caution before taking actions that could result in employment litigation.” To read the full article, click here: https://lnkd.in/ebRBexGF #EEOC #WorkplaceDiscrimination #EmploymentLitigation

Thompson Hine lawyers Nancy Barnes, Scott Young and Michael Myers authored an article titled “U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Updates Workplace Harassment Enforcement Guidelines,” which has been published in the Employee Relations Law Journal. In this article, the authors review an update released recently by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to its enforcement guidance on workplace harassment. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gH3Myqbz #EmploymentLaw #EEOC #WorkplaceHarassment #ThompsonHine

Whether you're a HR professional, manager, or employee, understanding the legal implications and strategies for preventing workplace harassment and discrimination is crucial. Please join myself and Alex Harper on Wednesday 25th September where we will be discussing the legal issues in depth. #EmploymentLaw #Discrimination #Harassment

A new Code of Good Practice on the Prevention and Elimination of Harassment, came into effect on 18 March 2022. The Code, issued in terms of the Employment Equity Act (EEA), replaces the previous Code of Good Practice on Handling Sexual Harassment cases in the Workplace and gives a more detailed meaning to the prohibition in section 6(2) of the Act which simply states that harassment is a form of unfair discrimination if it is linked to any of the prohibited grounds for discrimination mentioned in section 6(1).

The Peoples Voice Podcast Link In Bio New employment laws are now in effect as of July 1! From workplace violence prevention in California to the Job Application Fairness Act in Colorado, these changes aim to protect your rights #Agesim #EmploymentRights #jobfairness#workplacetrends #thepeoplesvoicepodcast