Labor & Employment Law

The Monopoly Over Sexual Harassment
One of the dangers of the modern Canadian human rights regime is that it conflates the concept of sexual harassment with the concept of discrimination based on sex. Sexual harassment is a real and pressing problem; however, it is not contingent upon gender and sexual orientation...

Noya Rimalt, Stereotyping Women, Individualizing Harassment: The Dignitary Paradigm of Sexual Harassment Law between the Limits of Law and the Limits of Feminism
The abstract: This article provides a thorough analysis of contemporary sexual harassment case law in Israel and presents the first systematic study of all reported court opinions on sexual harassment that have been issued following the enactment of The Prevention of Sexual Harassment Law in 1998, 222 opinions in all...

How Not To Bring A Sexual Harassment Claim
According to the 8th Circuit: To establish a prima facie hostile work environment claim, a plaintiff must prove: (1) that she was a member of a protected group; (2) the occurrence of unwelcome harassment; (3) a causal nexus between the harassment and her membership in the protected group; (4) that the harassment affected a term, [...

Employees who engage in sexual activity at work can still claim Sexual Harassment
A central issue that many Plaintiff?s face in bringing claims for sexual harassment in the workplace is whether they were actually offended. More specifically, when a Plaintiff has engaged in conduct at work that may be construed as sexual in nature, whether it be sending sexually explicit emails, viewing pornography at work on their [...

Sexual Harassment Bait and Switch
In sexual harassment cases, many courts play a game of bait and switch with employers. When they want to hold the employer liable, they claim that harassment requires no showing of wrongful or discriminatory intent at all, making the employer...

Sexual Harassment: A Strange, Vague "Tort"
On Wednesday, I discussed how the courts can be downright hostile to employers in sexual harassment cases, playing a game of bait-and-switch regarding whether sexual harassment is "intentional," in order to first make it easier to hold them liable and...

Sexual Harassment Policy
Define harassment, outline complaint procedure

The Civil Rights Act of 1871
Law bans discrimination enacted under color of state law

Unlawful Retaliation for Sexual Harassment Claim
Title VII retaliatory discharge retaliation requires proof of participation in protected activities

Sex Offender Lists
Registries by State and County

Ladder Accident Injury Claims
Were you or a loved one injured in a ladder accident?

Sexual Harassment
(in the workplace)

Jury Awards $2 Million in Sexual Harassment Wrongful Termination Suit
Jury Awards $2 Million in Sexual Harassment Wrongful Termination Suit

AIG Settles Injury Claim
for $18 Million

Michigan
Settles Female Prisoner Sexual Abuse Lawsuit for $100 Million

Student Harassment
Wichita School District pays $45,000 settlement for high school students' harassment lawsuit.

Failure-to-accommodate claim yields $1.82M award
$1.82 Million Awarded in Employment Lawsuit