A former Los Angeles-area Panda Express restaurant worker claims in a lawsuit that she and other employees were forced to participate in a company-sponsored seminar in which they were coerced to strip to their underwear in front of co-workers and strangers who ogled...
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Study: Most who report sexual harassment will face retaliation
Many regular readers of our Kansas City employment law blog know that federal employment law prohibits workplace sexual harassment, as well as retaliation against an employee who reports harassment. Despite federal and state employment laws, before the #MeToo movement...
Has sexual harassment created a hostile work environment?
In the United States, there are generally two different forms of harassment: quid-pro-quo harassment and a hostile work environment. As the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission notes, a hostile work environment occurs when offensive conduct in a workplace is severe...
What should employees know about quid pro quo harassment?
In almost every workplace, supervisors and managers hold a great deal of power. They may have input on hiring decisions, pay increases and even firing decisions. When they use that position of power to coerce other employees, though, this quid pro quo harassment can...
Testimony warns about sexual harassment in the courts
The #MeToo movement helped to shine a light on serious problems with sexual harassment in a number of Missouri industries, including entertainment and technology. It even helped to expose politicians involved in harassment or discriminatory behavior on the job....
Lawsuit targets hotel over sexual harassment
Sexual harassment on the job can severely interfere withcareer advancement and opportunties, and it can affect workers from the service industry to the executive office. One hotel company in Missouri is facing a lawsuit by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission...
Grammys rocked by sexual harassment allegations
The #MeToo movement drew the attention of people in Missouri and across the country to the problem of sexual harassment, especially in the entertainment industry. Branching out since the initial response to producer Harvey Weinstein's record of alleged sexual...
Women in supervisory positions face more sexual harassment
Women in Missouri and elsewhere are more likely to be subjected to workplace sexual harassment if they are in supervisory positions, according to a new study. The findings run counter to the long-held assumption that sexual harassment is more related to power than...
Airline agrees to settlement in sexual harassment action
A major airline has settled a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. United Airlines will pay $321,000 under the terms of the agreement to dispose of a claim by a flight attendant who alleged a pilot posted sexual photos of her...
Most workplace sexual violence attributed to nonauthority figures
Both men and women in Missouri might experience sexual harassment in the workplace. One study found that sexual harassment affected 1 in 18 women and 1 in 40 men. Authority figures, like supervisors, managers and owners, were not the only people responsible for...