17

Feb

Sexual Harassment

Sexual Harassment Insights from Steve Carell’s Performance (Not in The Office)

By R. Makana Risser Chai

Sexual harassment training videos are usually ridiculous, but now there's a great way to understand many of the issues that can arise, including implicit quid pro quo, cover-ups by management,…

31

Oct

Harassment, HR Law Training & Investigations, Sexual Harassment

Court rules calling women “sensitive flowers” shows gender bias

By R. Makana Risser Chai

A woman in New York City brought a claim of gender discrimination alleging her supervisor insulted and excluded her, concealed information from her, and denied her requests for a raise.…

25

Sep

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…

11

Jun

Sexual Harassment

FBI women not allowed to sue anonymously

By R. Makana Risser Chai

The 16 women who filed a gender bias and sexual harassment case against the FBI cannot sue anonymously. U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell ruled against the women, who were afraid…

02

Apr

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…

05

Mar

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.…

24

Jan

Sexual Harassment

Are we rushing to judgment?

By R. Makana Risser Chai

The incident last weekend at the Lincoln Memorial had many people making judgments based on a single image or a few brief seconds of video. Once they decided how they…

17

Jan

Sexual Harassment

Is #GilletteAd Degrading to Men?

By R. Makana Risser Chai

Gillette produced an ad this week encouraging men to speak up if they see other men acting badly towards women. The ad says, “We believe in the best in men.…

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…