On January 25, 2018, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission released its Fiscal Year 2017 Enforcement and Litigation Data. The agency reports that it resolved 99,109 EEOC discrimination charges in the year ending September 30, 2017. The EEOC had a remaining charge workload of 61,621, the lowest year-end level in 10 years. Among other raw … Read more
On November 16, 2017, I presented a complimentary webinar on Investigating Workplace Harassment Complaints. For those who weren’t able to attend the live webinar, I’m happy to make it available for you to watch at your convenience. In the webinar, I discuss my Top 7 Tips for Investigating Workplace Harassment Complaints: Be Prompt and Thorough … Read more
Most employers do or should have zero tolerance policies regarding workplace harassment. These policies don’t exist just for legal reasons. Harassment is bad in itself, plus it interferes with productivity. But not all harassing behavior violates employment discrimination laws. First, let’s define harassment. Then, we’ll discuss when harassment becomes legally actionable. [Click here to get my FREE … Read more