Articles on Sexual Harassment

It’s #Me(Too) Again: Illinois Law Requires Sexual Harassment Prevention Training Yearly By Christina Hynes Mesco Elder Law, March 2021 In 2019, the Workplace Transparency Act amended the Illinois Human Rights Act to require yearly sexual harassment prevention training for all employees in Illinois.
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It’s #Me(Too) Again: Illinois Law Requires Sexual Harassment Prevention Training Yearly By Christina Hynes Mesco Law Office Management and Economics, Standing Committee on, February 2021 In 2019, the Workplace Transparency Act amended the Illinois Human Rights Act to require yearly sexual harassment prevention training for all employees in Illinois.
Illinois Employers Now Required to Provide Anti-Harassment Training By Christina Hynes Mesco Law Office Management and Economics, Standing Committee on, May 2020 The Workplace Transparency Act, signed into law in August 2019, requires that Illinois employers, regardless of size, provide annual sexual harassment prevention training to all employees.
Workplace Harassment Reforms in the Wake of the #MeToo Movement By Mackenzie E. Pickering Women and the Law, May 2020 Since the #MeToo movement exploded into the public consciousness in late 2017,  state legislators from across the country have introduced approximately 200 bills aimed at strengthening protections against workplace harassment and 15 states including Illinois have passed new protections.
Annual Sexual Harassment Training Requirement Elder Law, February 2020 As part of the Illinois Human Rights Act, all employers in Illinois will now be required to provide annual anti-sexual harassment training to employees beginning in calendar year 2020.
Is your company ready to respond to harassment complaints?: A primer By Mark A. Spognardi Corporate Law Departments, May 2018 The #MeToo and Time’s Up movements have put sexual harassment issues in the national spotlight. Now more than ever, it is important for companies to know how to properly deal with harassment complaints.
The times, they are a changin’ By Emily A. Hansen Employee Benefits, April 2018 The national conversation regarding sexual misconduct has led to action and will lead to reform. What can you do? Raise your voice and encourage other women to speak up to stop sexual harassment.
Preventing and addressing sexual harassment today By Robert L. Miller Government Lawyers, March 2018 While the law provides limits on the legal filing of complaints against employers, the issue of responding to a new internal complaint about behaviors from years past remains.
Every company needs an anti-harassment program By Alan M. Kaplan Business Advice and Financial Planning, January 2018 Every employer needs to implement an anti-harassment program. Here's what it should include.
The times, they are a changin’ By Emily A. Hansen Women and the Law, January 2018 The national conversation regarding sexual misconduct has led to action and will lead to reform. What can you do? Raise your voice and encourage other women to speak up to stop sexual harassment. Help review and improve workplace policies on sexual harassment. Show your support by joining the January 20, 2018 March to the Polls, the Second Annual Women’s March in Chicago and around the country.
The ongoing saga of sexual harassment By Hon. Debra B. Walker Human and Civil Rights, December 2017 With the Illinois legislature beginning to undergo sexual harassment training and apparently adopting legislation that would require all elected officials to be so educated, will this apply to the third branch of government?
Why do powerful serial harassers get away with it for so long? By Richard T. Seymour Labor and Employment Law, December 2017 This article discusses the standards developed under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which forbids harassment based on sex, race, and other protected characteristics, and also forbids retaliation against those who oppose unlawful actions or participate in the Title VII enforcement process.
Why do powerful serial harassers get away with it for so long? By Richard T. Seymour Corporate Law Departments, December 2017 This article discusses the standards developed under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which forbids harassment based on sex, race, and other protected characteristics, and also forbids retaliation against those who oppose unlawful actions or participate in the Title VII enforcement process.
The ongoing saga of sexual harassment By Hon. Debra B. Walker Bench and Bar, November 2017 With the Illinois legislature beginning to undergo sexual harassment training and apparently adopting legislation that would require all elected officials to be so educated, will this apply to the third branch of government?
I know it when I see it By Emily M. Johns Bench and Bar, September 2016 Although Illinois has anti-sexual harassment legislation in place, due to society’s recent awareness of the transgender community there is a rising tide of sexual harassment issues that are becoming more prevalent and need to be addressed.
Expanded liability for sexual harassment in Illinois By Kenneth W. Gage & Laura R. Feldman Labor and Employment Law, June 2009 On April 16, 2009, the Illinois Supreme Court expanded Illinois employers’ exposure to damages for sexual harassment and distinguished Illinois law from federal law.
He said, she said: Handling uncorroborated allegations of sexual harassment By Richard A. Russo Labor and Employment Law, June 2008 While most of the general principles and steps for conducting an effective sexual harassment investigation apply to investigations involving uncorroborated allegations, there are a few additional issues that an employer should consider.
Sexual harassment—student-to-student Education Law, June 2000 The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that a school district can be found liable for monetary damages under Title IX for its failure to respond adequately to a student's complaints of severe and offensive sexual harassment by a fellow student.
Sexual harassment in Illinois employment By Nicole Vercruysse Young Lawyers Division, August 1999 The Illinois Human Rights Act1 and Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act2 are the two bodies of law used to address sexual harassment in employment throughout Illinois.3

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