Category: Harassment
Celebrate International Women’s Day, Women’s History Month
March is Women’s History month, and each year, International Women’s Day (IWD) also falls within this month — on March 8. The 2020 Women’s History…
What to Do When Employees Date
Valentine’s Day is here, and people are dropping serious money to express their affection. This year, the National Retail Federation (NRF) reports that consumers plan…
Sexual Harassment, Benefit Trends, Ageism, Off-Site Work Events — Catch New Podcasts
Missed out on the last few The Workplace podcasts? Catch up now — episodes are only 15 minutes! The Good, Bad and Ugly of Hosting…
New California FEHA Regulations ‘Clarify’ Definition of Employer
Heads up, employers — new Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) regulations are now effective. In June 2019, the Fair Employment and Housing Council (FEHC)…
Reminder: New California Sexual Harassment Prevention Training Deadlines
I just read that the Governor signed a new law that changes the timing for the new sexual harassment prevention training. What are the new…
Harassment Training Deadline Extended, Clarified
As you may remember, on January 1, 2019, a new California law went into effect that made substantial changes to mandatory sexual harassment prevention training….
CalChamber #RespectWorks Campaign Continues to Build Support for Harassment-Free Workplaces
A new HR tip posted online this month as part of the CalChamber #RespectWorks campaign underscores the importance of preventing harassment in the workplace. The…
Fast Food Giant Under Fire for Harassment
Twenty-five sexual harassment claims were filed against McDonald’s Corp. this week — 20 were complaints filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and five…
Compliance Issues, #MeToo Movement Impact Employers
Over the past year, employers’ compliance challenges increased significantly thanks to both an uptick in federal employment law enforcement, and the growing “patchwork” of state…
CalChamber Podcast: Texting in the Workplace and Other Cautionary Employment Tales
In last week’s episode of The Workplace, CalChamber Executive Vice President and General Counsel Erika Frank and employment law attorney Jennifer Shaw discuss the implications…
