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Confidentiality in Sexual Harassment
10
Jan
Sexual Harassment

Confidentiality in Sexual Harassment

By R. Makana Risser Chai
As an attorney who has represented victims of sexual harassment (as well as accused harassers and companies), I have concerns about the new California law prohibiting non-disclosure agreements or NDAs…
How Boards Can Protect Themselves from #MeToo Surprises
03
Jan
Sexual Harassment

How Boards Can Protect Themselves from #MeToo Surprises

By R. Makana Risser Chai
Boards of Directors are often surprised to hear of sexual harassment complaints against their companies. The decisions to settle, or not, are not ones they typically get involved in. Yet…
New case: Locker Room Talk Not Sexual Harassment!?!
28
Dec
Harassment, HR Law Training & Investigations, Sexual Harassment

New case: Locker Room Talk Not Sexual Harassment!?!

By R. Makana Risser Chai
This company won the lawsuit, but they lost in so many other ways: with current and potential customers, current and potential employees, lost time, productivity, and attorneys fees. The lesson:…
New Research Shows Companies how to Create a Harassment-Free Workplace
19
Sep
HR Law Training & Investigations, Sexual Harassment

New Research Shows Companies how to Create a Harassment-Free Workplace

By R. Makana Risser Chai
A June 2018 report on sexual harassment was released by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Two years in the making, it compiled all the available research on…
Hawaii Court: HR Personally Liable for Failure to Investigate Harassment Complaint
19
Sep
HR Law Training & Investigations, Sexual Harassment

Hawaii Court: HR Personally Liable for Failure to Investigate Harassment Complaint

By R. Makana Risser Chai
The federal district court in Hawaii recently ruled that an HR director could be sued personally for aiding and abetting a hostile work environment when she failed to investigate a…
How Far Back Can Sexual Harassment Claims Go?
08
Apr
Harassment, Sexual Harassment

How Far Back Can Sexual Harassment Claims Go?

By R. Makana Risser Chai
With Senator Dan Inouye being accused in 2018 of sexual harassment that happened in the 1980s, celebrity #MeToo complaints going back 30 years, and Bill Cosby being tried for an…
What You Need to Know About Sexual Harassment, You Learned in Kindergarten
08
Apr
Sexual Harassment

What You Need to Know About Sexual Harassment, You Learned in Kindergarten

By R. Makana Risser Chai
I have been an attorney for more than 30 years in Hawai‘i and Silicon Valley, specializing in sexual harassment. I wrote a chapter about it in my book for Prentice…
EEOC Recommends Respectful Workplace Training
01
Apr
Sexual Harassment

EEOC Recommends Respectful Workplace Training

By R. Makana Risser Chai
The EEOC, the federal agency responsible for preventing sexual harassment, recently recommended that corporate training programs should include a discussion of workplace values like respect, and teach bystanders how to…

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