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In trying to eliminate sexual harassment in the workplace, how do we go beyond just training? That is, in essence, the question that my colleagues (Jarad Lucan and Ashley Marshall) and I have been talking about recently. And, fortunately for you, a topic of a free CLE webinar we are putting on a few weeks.  It’s set for February 13th at 12 p.m. What we are really looking at is how do you get your company culture and actions in line to try to reduce and eradicate sexual harassment from your workplace? It does not, obviously, happen overnight.  Perhaps it’s revising your policies. Perhaps it’s adding an ombudsman program if you’re large enough. Or perhaps it involves encouragement of employee complaints so that you can tackle the issue more directly. There is no one size fits all to this but it’s an important enough topic (naturally) that we wanted to devote a CLE webinar just to this. Hope you can join us for this timely topic. The post Beyond Trai...

Are you looking for something new to end the year with? Then I have two quick links to share with you this morning. First, on December 7 from noon to 1 pm (ET, of course), I, along with Eric Meyer (The Employer Handbook Blog), Jeff Nowak (FMLA Insights), Jon Hyman (Ohio Employer’s Law Blog), Robin Shea (Employment & Labor Insider), and our fearless moderator, Suzanne Lucas (Evil HR Lady) will present  The 2017 Employment Law Year in Review . The event is  free , but  space is limited . Register now for our one-hour recap of all the big employment-law and HR-compliance news of 2017, along with some practical tips to help you prepare your workplace for 2018. Click here to register:  https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/5767568894289723906 Second, I’ve gotten an early listen to a brand-new podcast, entitled “Hostile Work Environment.” Set up by two employment lawyers who have a great sense of humor and a terrific ability to tell a s...

Now that Thanksgiving is in the past, it’s time to look forward to the future. Well, not before getting a recap of everything that transpired in employment law in the last year. Or at least everything that we can fit in an hour long seminar. The webinar that broke attendance records last year is back again on December 4, 2018 at noon ET. This year, five employment law bloggers are presenting the “Best-Ever Year-End Employment Law Review that Five Employment Law Bloggers Have Ever Presented” webinar.  Registration is just $25 and it’s eligible for CLE/SHRM/HRCI credit. All that is needed is to sign up here.  The presenters this year are: Robin Shea, Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete Kate Bischoff, tHRive Law & Consulting Jon Hyman, Meyers Roman Eric Meyer, FisherBroyles Jeff Nowak, Franczek Radelet Daniel Schwartz, Shipman & Goodwin Among the topics that you can surely expect to hear about: #MeToo, LGBT discrim...

Last night, I had the opportunity to attend a terrific little CLE program at the Hartford County Bar Association about practicing before administrative agencies in the state.  And while the discussion regarding the Department of Children and Family Services wasn’t exactly helpful for my own practice, a short presentation by Charles Krich of the Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities was. He offered up a description about the CHRO practice but even more helpful, offered up practice tips and descriptions of the pet peeves of CHRO staff. Among the pet peeves? “Lack of communication makes things difficult. There are some firms, particularly complainant representation, that are difficult to schedule with.” I won’t share all his secrets here on a blog, but as it turns I’ve got the perfect opportunity coming up to talk about this and more. Next week, my colleague Chris Engler and I are presenting “When the CHRO and EEOC Come Calling: Strategies fo...

Are you a business confused by all the federal legislation coming out, including both FFCRA and the CARES Act? Or would you just like to hear the latest on what employers need to know now? If so, various Fairfield County chambers of commerce are sponsoring a free webinar that should be informative for  every employer in Connecticut.  It’s scheduled for tomorrow (Wednesday), April 8th and running from 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. You can register for it here. As with the webinar that I did with New Haven Chamber last week, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy will join the webinar and share the very latest from Washington. I will be speaking on the webinar about various employment law issues. I anticipate talking about the very latest from the DOL on the paid leave provisions and the unemployment provisions of the CARES Act. Also joining the webinar are Michael D’Addio  from Marcum to talk about the tax issues and Valeria Bisceglia who will talk about small business develo...

Before I talk about some developments, I wanted to share a story about David Lat – the founder of the Above The Law blog. He remains hospitalized in serious condition according to a report, still fighting COVID-19 and battling for his life.  (Saturday Update: He’s out of ICU!) He’s just 44 years old with a 2 year old son. I had one of my first encounters with the Above the Law blog way back in December 2007.  It was, frankly, exciting that my little employment law blog that I had just started a few months prior — got a shoutout.  My traffic spiked and I felt strangely validated.  I had other cites too over the years – and David couldn’t be more kind about it. Since that time, our paths have crossed multiple times. Five years ago, I had the opportunity to do a panel discussion with David on technology and the law. And he was as kind in person as you would hope. He had taken a train from NY to attend and shared his stories.  It...