In 2023, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission reaffirmed its status as the federal watchdog for workplace discrimination, after years of pulling back on litigation activity under the Trump ...

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - Three new federal lawsuits were filed Wednesday against employers - alleging failure to protect employees from sexual harassment and retaliation for reporting it. The U.S. Equal ...

Yesterday marked the UN’s International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. With a growing global focus on improving corporate culture, employers face increasing pressure to address ...

Bad behavior at work is once again in the spotlight as new research shows a significant portion of workers, especially younger ones, have experienced workplace harassment. A survey by Deloitte reveals ...

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At the end of April 2024, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) published its final guidance on harassment in the workplace, “Enforcement Guidance on Harassment in the Workplace” ...

Georgia had the highest number of reported sexual harassment cases last year, new data shows. A study conducted by the sexual harassment lawyers J&Y Law of data from the U.S. Equal Employment ...

Despite changed attitudes inspired by the #MeToo movement–and a far greater awareness of the behaviors of sexual predators than in previous decades–abuse of teens’ rights at work remains a persistent ...

April 29 (Reuters) - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on Monday said employers refusing to use transgender workers' preferred pronouns and barring them from using bathrooms that match ...

Narrowly tailored anti-harassment policies are unlikely to amount to civility rules that could violate labor rights, a National Labor Relations Board official said in a memo Thursday, assuaging some ...

Disgraced Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein is just the latest example of how power imbalance between sexual harassment victims and abusers contribute to a culture of silence. Although billed as the ...