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Denying an employee’s attempt to rescind her resignation may be…retaliation?!?!

The Employer Handbook

She offered her resignation in June of 2012, but before finishing her employment, she testified against the Executive Director, Wayne Thibodeaux, claiming sexual harassment. What should you do when an alleged victim of sexual harassment wants to resign? According to the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in Porter v.

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Huge $5M EEOC settlement spotlights an enforcement priority that you may be overlooking

The Employer Handbook

In late December of 2012, the EEOC approved its Strategic Enforcement Plan for 2013-2016. This priority entails targeting disparate pay, job segregation, harassment, trafficking and discriminatory policies affecting vulnerable workers who may be unaware of their rights under the equal employment laws, or reluctant or unable to exercise them.

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And here are 3.5 million more reasons not to enforce a 100%-healed ADA policy

The Employer Handbook

Some folks just don’t learn. On a completely unrelated note, I was thinking about blogging about whether a victim of egregious sexual harassment could resort to self-help by effecting a citizen’s arrest of the harasser. Like a Nevada employer that just settled with the U.S. I’d love to hear from you.

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And here are 3.5 million more reasons not to enforce a 100%-healed ADA policy

The Employer Handbook

Some folks just don’t learn. On a completely unrelated note, I was thinking about blogging about whether a victim of egregious sexual harassment could resort to self-help by effecting a citizen’s arrest of the harasser. Like a Nevada employer that just settled with the U.S. I’d love to hear from you.

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Learn How Autozone Avoided Liability in a Recent Sexual Harassment Case

HR Daily Advisor

Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit—which covers Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, and Tennessee—has held that liability cannot be imputed to an employer for a manager’s alleged sexual harassment when the manager lacked decision-making authority over the employee. In May 2012, “Paul” was transferred to the store and made store manager.

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I’m telling you. Bad things happen when the Board Chair plays matchmaker for her son, the CEO.

The Employer Handbook

And, I’m like… this opinion has The Employer Handbook written all over it! When I first blogged about this case , the plaintiff had just filed her complaint for sexual harassment and retaliation and the defendant moved to dismiss it. Either you will marry [my son] or I will marry your father and be your stepmother.”.

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A lesson in how NOT to respond to a harassment complaint

Ohio Employer's Law

After Retuerto reached her limit, she quit and sued for sexual harassment. Berea Moving & Storage , the Ohio appellate court had little trouble concluding that the trial court overstepped by dismissing Retuerto’s sexual harassment claim. Diana Retuerto worked in the office of Berea Moving & Storage. In Retuerto v.