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High Burden Of Proof Makes Sexual Harassment Cases Difficult

Sexual harassment cases are often difficult to prove for a host of reasons. One of the issues that many people have is that the commonplace definition of sexual harassment often…

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Kleiner Seeks Venue Change For Sex Case

A venture-capital firm from Silicon Valley has appealed a decision from a California judge that would have permitted a sexual harassment case to remain in the courts instead of moving…

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Whistleblowing Does Have Consequences

If you are a protected whistleblower, your employer is usually not allowed to take retaliatory action against you. But that doesn’t mean whistleblowing doesn’t come with some other negative consequences,…

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Was There A Culture Of Sexual Harassment At Fox News?

Many people hve heard about the recent sexual harassment scandal that led to the resignation last month of Fox News chief Roger Ailes from the network he started. It began…

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Bullying Does Happen In The Workplace

Although StopBullying.gov defines bullying as inappropriate and unwanted aggression between school children, bullying isn’t something limited to the elementary school playground. Bullying can and does happen in the workplace. Depending…

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Understanding Whistleblower Protections Under Sarbanes-oxley

The federal Sarbanes-Oxley Act was passed in 2002 and has come to be known as SOX in business environments. SOX addresses fraudulent financial activity in publicly traded companies and provides…

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What Are Adverse Actions?

In the context of employment law, adverse actions are a type of retaliation against workers. The law prevents employers from taking retaliatory action against workers who report or otherwise oppose…

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Can You Sue Because Your Employer Fired You?

You can’t file a lawsuit that will be potentially successful simply because your employer let you go. In many cases, this is true regardless of why your employer let you…

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Understanding Your Employee Classification

Most of the time, we talk about the important of not classifying employees in the workplace along lines according to race, gender, age, sex or nationality. But there is one…

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Four Tips For Potential Whistleblowers

You’ve found shady practices at your company — things that you think break the law or cause unfair treatment for employees that could violate federal discrimination or safety regulations. The…

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