Tag: MeToo

February 25, 2022

Viewed as a risk mitigation tool, arbitration clauses are included in employment contracts and policies to route employer/employee disputes to a private forum and outside of the courthouse. Employers are attracted to such clauses because they are believed to be […]

September 1, 2021

The National Football League (NFL) recently levied a $10 million fine against the Washington Football Team (WFT) for fostering a workplace culture loaded with sexual harassment, bullying, and intimidation. The fine, imposed at the end of a months-long investigation, is […]

March 17, 2021

SHRM has partnered with Security Management Magazine to bring you relevant articles on key workplace topics and strategies. Three years after the #MeToo movement sparked a cultural reckoning around sexual harassment and assault, one-quarter of working Americans—including 29 percent of […]

April 22, 2020

The #MeToo movement fundamentally changed the conversation around sexual harassment, misconduct, and assault in the United States and around the world. Before the start of the movement, such behavior was not accepted, but #MeToo brought a heightened sense of awareness […]

March 19, 2020

In 2017, America and the world saw the emergence of the #MeToo movement. In the wake of the headline-grabbing accusations against high-power movie executive Harvey Weinstein, the #MeToo movement led to hundreds of accusations of sexual misconduct, harassment, and assault […]

March 13, 2020

When onetime movie mogul Harvey Weinstein was convicted of criminal sexual abuse and rape in February, the verdict was lauded as a new day for women, who once felt powerless at the hands of the powerful. And on March 11, […]

November 11, 2019

HR departments, alongside managers, play a large role in ridding the workplace of sexual misconduct. But a study by pelotonRPM found that many mangers and other leaders are ill-prepared to deal with harassment claims, bullying, discrimination and other misconduct. For […]

September 30, 2019

From the instant I first saw the hashtag #MeToo on Twitter, I had a sense that my professional life might get busy to a degree I had never experienced. I am an employment lawyer who has spent the better part […]

August 20, 2019

The majority of harassment cases in the workplace actually don’t get reported and dealt with. Whether it’s sexual harassment or some other form, workplace harassment is much more pervasive than the statistics show. So, why is it that workplace harassment […]

May 13, 2019

We are all too familiar with the #MeToo movement and the countless stories that are a reminder of the continuing prevalence of sexual harassment in the workplace. The movement has done much to bring to light the pervasiveness of previously […]

May 13, 2019

Harvard said that they would not renew Professor Ronald S. Sullivan Jr. and his wife, Stephanie Robinson, positions as faculty deans of Winthrop House, a dorm for undergraduate student after student protest Why were students upset? Because Sullivan is not […]

April 12, 2019

Workplace bullying is a widespread, but often overlooked, problem in many organizations. The emergence of the #MeToo movement has brought an increased focus on the issue of sexual harassment in the workplace. But workplace bullying may be just as widespread, […]

March 26, 2019

HR has a responsibility to investigate claims pointing to possible violations of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. How workplaces respond to alleged race, sex, age or disability discrimination; claims of sexual harassment; reports of retaliation and […]

March 12, 2019

While the initial anecdotal evidence was somewhat inconclusive about whether the #MeToo movement has created an atmosphere in which more victims of past sexual harassment or sexual assault are poised to come forward, the preliminary sexual harassment data for 2018 […]

January 9, 2019

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency that enforces antidiscrimination laws, is getting serious about the #MeToo movement. Let’s take a look at a recent report from the agency. Claims, Cause Findings Are Increasing The recent report shows […]

January 4, 2019

Sexual harassment has been top of mind for most HR professionals as the #MeToo movement gained momentum over the past year. Employers, employees, and HR departments alike are striving to create safe workplaces for all, and they’re getting some help […]

December 12, 2018

I’m looking forward to the holiday break after spending this month working on a 5,000-word article and finishing up my final assignments of 2018. The end of the month for me will mean tons of family time with my parents, […]

December 5, 2018

Indeed, according to the 2018 Holiday Party Survey (conducted by the appropriately named outplacement firm of Challenger, Gray & Christmas), 35 percent of employers do not plan to throw a holiday party this year, the lowest number since 2009. Given […]

November 14, 2018

A new report by Globoforce called “Social Impact in the Human Workplace” examined whether the combination of the #MeToo and #TimesUp movements and low unemployment are creating power shifts in the workplace. The results show that indeed power is shifting […]

October 30, 2018

As the #MeToo movement took hold last year, high-profile employers began to realize that they can no longer give favored employees — sometimes a rainmaker or the face of the organization — a pass when it comes to sexual harassment. […]