Human Resources

Fear Of Sex Transgressions Is Bridling Holiday Parties

What a difference a year makes. A survey released in November by executive outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas finds […]

Getting Real With Sexual Harassment Training

Two Supreme Court decisions gave many legal departments the idea that if you cover the base with something you can tell a court was “sexual harassment  training,” you might get off the liability hook…

The Cybersecurity Threat From Terminated Employees

A manageable problem, but one that requires concerted and ongoing effort to manage. Among the recommendations: Carefully log…

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If An Employee Claims Sexual Harassment, Whose Interest Does HR Represent?

Revelations about film mogul Harvey Weinstein, and with it a growing awareness that sexual harassment may be deeply ingrained in […]

Is Diversity Really A “Win-Win”?

New Yorker writer Kelefa Sanneh examines the evolution of the concept “diversity” and how it has been applied to institutions […]

Understanding The New Laws On Pay Equity

California led the way in pay equity legislation with its Fair Pay Act in 2015, and since then other states, […]

Attorney, 107, Still Comes To Work

James Bass (Harvard Law, ‘34) comes to work daily at the Nashville law firm co-founded by his father in 1922. […]

Age Discrimination Said To Be Pervasive, Hard To Prove

“Once layoffs were done by reverse seniority,” notes one economics professor, but the age of “last in, first out” is […]

Finding and Correcting A Gender Pay Gap

“Even well-intentioned employers may be violating the law,” warns Littler attorney Zev J. Eigen. “Pay equity laws do not contain […]

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List Targets Venture Capitalists Who Hit On Women

Silicon Valley start-up incubator Y Combinator has emailed a reporting form to entrepreneurs encouraging them to report sexual harassment by […]

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