I have been conducting harassment prevention training for California clients since AB 1825 became effective back in 2005. After presenting what must be hundreds of sessions in the last decade,
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Five Lessons For Employers From the Ellen Pao Verdict
By Nancy Yaffe on
As an employment litigator and the co-chair of my firm’s Women’s Initiative, I have been particularly interested in the press surrounding the claims brought by Ellen Pao against her former…
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The Meek Shall Inherit Their Own Protected Category (Part 2)
By Jeffrey D. Polsky on
Michael Fox has been writing his blog — Jottings By An Employer’s Lawyer — for over a decade. Throughout that time, he’s been vigilant in opposing "anti-bullying" legislation for the workplace. It’s…
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The meek shall inherit their own protected category
By Jeffrey D. Polsky on
I’ve posted before about how, in the employment context, harassment is only unlawful when it has a discriminatory motive or effect. In other words, as the Supreme Court has observed…
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