by Brenna Johnson | Jan 25, 2018 | compliance, discrimination and harassment, employer responsibilities, employer restrictions, new laws
A number of new laws affecting employers and the workplace took effect on January 1, 2018. We’ll explain them in a trio of upcoming blogs, along with best practices to comply. The first New California law we’ll address is AB 1008, the California Fair Chance Act....
by Brenna Johnson | Jan 9, 2018 | discrimination and harassment, taking a stand, women's rights
The Times Up movement charged into the spotlight at the Golden Globes on Sunday night, as actors and actresses spoke up in opposition to sexual harassment and abuse. The movement was announced in a published a letter in The New York Times on New Year’s Day by more...
by Brenna Johnson | Nov 28, 2017 | discrimination and harassment, employer responsibilities, limits on employers
First of a two-part series on office parties. The first part will focus on employers, the second on employees. Holiday office parties can be fun, but employees and employers alike should beware of potential pitfalls that can ruin the festive atmosphere. Alcohol...
by Brenna Johnson | Oct 30, 2017 | corporate malfeasance, discrimination and harassment, women's rights
Accusations of sexual harassment against movie mogul Harvey Weinstein have eclipsed other news stories in recent days, coming in the wake of Fox News’ ouster of Roger Ailes and Bill O’Reilly, also for sexual harassment. In the wake of the accusations, lawmakers and...
by Brenna Johnson | Aug 7, 2017 | discrimination, discrimination and harassment, gender gap, women's rights
Silicon Valley has been taking a lot of heat in recent months for its treatment of women in technology. Gender discrimination is apparently so ingrained there that an Uber hiring manager had this to say to a prospective female employee whom the hiring manager – a...
by Brenna Johnson | Apr 21, 2017 | corporate malfeasance, discrimination and harassment, employer responsibilities, women's rights
Fox News didn’t fire anchor Bill O’Reilly because of multiple allegations of sexual harassment. 20th Century Fox fired him only after The O’Reilly Factor lost more than 50 advertisers as a result of those allegations and street protesters held demonstrations outside...
