Harassment, Sexual Harassment

Be Fair to Accused Harassers, Court Rules

By R. Makana Risser Chai

by Rita Makana Risser Chai, originally published on Fair Measures In the #MeToo environment, good employers are committed to giving fair hearings to victims of sexual harassment. But a recent…

Harassment, HR Law Training & Investigations, Sexual Harassment

What Tools Prevent Sexual Harassment?

By R. Makana Risser Chai

“Tools trump training” according to Marcus Buckingham, author of the research-based books First, Break All the Rules; Now, Discover Your Strengths; and Nine Lies About Work. What tools prevent sexual…

Harassment

Employee Wins at SCOTUS

By R. Makana Risser Chai

A new U.S. Supreme Court case, Fort Bend County v. Davis, will allow an employee to pursue her discrimination case in court, even though she did not file a charge…

Harassment

Gay rights = straight rights

By R. Makana Risser Chai

The Supreme Court announced this week it will hear two cases on whether federal law prohibits discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. The media covered the story as being…

Harassment

What Managers Can Learn from a Political Poll

By R. Makana Risser Chai

What can we learn about work from current political trends and issues? As reported by Politico: roughly 13 percent of Americans think men are “better suited emotionally” than women to…

Harassment

Harassment and aloha

By R. Makana Risser Chai

The other day I facilitated a Train-the-Trainer for experienced sexual harassment trainers. There were people from Hawaii, the continental US, Guam, American Samoa, and Korea. Some of them work in…

Harassment, Sexual Harassment

Is Touching Women’s Hair Sexual Harassment?

By R. Makana Risser Chai

The internet has been buzzing since Lucy Flores, a former candidate for Nevada Lieutenant Governor, recounted an incident with then-Vice President Joe Biden. According to CNN, "Very unexpectedly and out…

Harassment

Harassment Bystander and HR Fail

By R. Makana Risser Chai

In a case decided on March 14, 2019, a woman who worked as a receptionist at a law firm alleged that the owner of the firm, Michael Morse, groped her…

Harassment, Sexual Harassment

Anti-harassment training in the era of #MeToo

By R. Makana Risser Chai

Since #MeToo exploded in October 2017, many employers have been thinking about updating their anti-harassment training. If you haven't made changes to your anti-harassment program lately, now is the time.…