Tag Archives: Sexual harassment
YET ANOTHER SEXUAL HARASSMENT CASE It is a mystery why agencies still do not seem to understand what sexual harassment looks like. In a recent EEOC case, the facts showed that for nine months an employee was subjected to, “unwelcome … Continue reading
SUPERVISOR VERSUS CO-WORKER SEXUAL HARASSMENT Are your legal protections different between them? YUP! The Solomon Law Firm did a good job in laying out the differences and we recommend that you take use a few minutes to read through what … Continue reading
THE OH SO ILLEGAL LOVE(?) LETTER As EEOC tells it, a supervisor sent one of his employees female the following email: “Is this a Micro-aggression, me and Mikey were trying to decide? [m]an, you got a big b**ty for a … Continue reading
WHAT DOES DODEA THINK MISOGENY IS IF NOT THIS? We have a lot of respect for the top leaders at the DOD Education Activity (DoDEA), but based on a new EEOC decision it looks like they have a lot of … Continue reading
TIME TO RECONSIDER THE “SEVERE & PERVASIVE” SEXUAL HARASSMENT STANDARD If you have ever represented an employee complaining about sexual harassment you know that case law requires a very high degree of proof, i.e., you must prove the improper behavior … Continue reading
SEXUAL HARASSMENT QUIZ: WHO STAYS AND WHO GOES? If one employee alleges that another employee in the same office is sexually harassing him, does the Agency have to move one to another workplace while it investigates the matter? If so, who … Continue reading
MSPB NEEDLESSLY EMBARRASSED THIS FDIC EMPLOYEE Not long ago we ran across an MSPB case filed by an FDIC manager challenging his demotion and reassignment for having a sexual relationship with a bargaining unit employee who reported to him. Although … Continue reading
MANAGEMENT LIABLE IF PUBLIC HARASSES EMPLOYEE What can an employee do if a member of the public regularly sexually harasses her? For example, suppose the person regularly makes sexually suggestive comments, perhaps touches the employee on the arm or shoulder, … Continue reading
SEXUAL HARASSMENT LEADS TO $168 MILLION JUDGMENT YIKES! We all know what can happen when a dispute goes to a jury, but when the jury in this case gave the employee $168 million in damages for the harassment she suffered, … Continue reading