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Report Link When Even Doing It Right Leads To Trouble.Fisher & Phillips, LLP - November 07, 2007 A recent case involving a Texas dealership reminds us how careful a dealer and its managers must be when investigating a harassment complaint. Report Link Investigations Not To Be "Micro-Managed".Ogletree Deakins - June 15, 2007 The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals recently dismissed a sexual harassment lawsuit brought against an employer, stressing that federal courts should avoid second guessing or "micro-managing internal investigations." According to the Eleventh Circuit, the court's focus should be on the "reasonableness of the investigation," rather than vetting the specific nuances of the company's response. Report Link Think "Big Picture" When Addressing Workplace Harassment (pdf).Vedder Price - April 29, 2005 A recent opinion of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the
Seventh Circuit illustrates the importance of investigating
and addressing workplace harassment in the context of
other complaints rather than as isolated incidents. Report Link "Summary of Rights" Under Fair Credit Reporting Act Has Been Updated.Jackson Lewis LLP - March 24, 2005 The Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act of 2003, or FACT Act, required the Federal Trade Commission to update certain documents often required when conducting background checks of employees and job applicants. Report Link Guidance For Using Credit/Consumer Reports For Employees and Applicants (pdf).Watkins Ludlam Winter & Stennis, P.A. - March 15, 2005 The Federal Trade Commission recently issued a Summary of Rights directed to consumers spelling out the major rights of individuals under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) in regard to credit checks by potential creditors, insurers and, most importantly, employers. Report Link FCRA "Summary of Rights" Has Been Updated Under FACT Act Requirements.Jackson Lewis LLP - February 23, 2005 The Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act of 2003, or FACT Act, required the Federal Trade Commission to issue and update certain documents. Report Link FACT Act Eliminates "Catch-22" for Employers Conducting Workplace InvestigationsJackson Lewis LLP - July 26, 2004 With the enactment of the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act, the "FACT Act," on March 31, 2004, employers have enjoyed relief from the FCRA's stringent investigation requirements. Report Link Investigations of Employee Misconduct: Just Got Easier.Rothgerber Johnson & Lyons LLP - March 15, 2004 Workplace misconduct investigations are often too difficult or too sensitive for internal staff members to conduct. Consequently, many companies have turned to outside professionals, including attorneys, to conduct such investigations. In 1998, as a result of an inquiry from an attorney named Vail, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued an opinion that any outsider who is hired to investigate employee misconduct is a "consumer reporting agency" and subject to the disclosure requirements of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). Report Link Employers Face Potential Liability under the Fair Credit Report Act for Sexual Harassment Investigations [PDF File].Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, LLP. - July 01, 2000 Discusses Fair Trade Commission position that FCRA's reporting requirements apply to sexual harassment investigations. Report Link CONGRESS MAY FIX A "CATCH-22" FOR EMPLOYERS WHO HIRE LAWYERS TO CONDUCT INVESTIGATIONS OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT.Modrall, Sperling, Roehl, Harris & Sisk, P.A. - June 01, 2000 Discusses FCRA's impact on sexual harassment investigations when an employer uses a third party investigator, including possible legislative action to address FTC's view of the FCRA on such investigations. Report Link Employers May Have to Reveal Specifics of Internal Harassment Investigations During Litigation. Jackson Lewis LLP - March 01, 2000 Discusses Volpe v. US Airways, 81 FEP Cases 169 (M.D. Fl. 1999), in which the court held that the employer was required to produce documents regarding harassment investigation when relying on the investigation to establish an affirmative defense.
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2008-5-14 SHRM Morris County ChapterThe Connecticut Sexual and Other Harassment Education and Training in the Workplace ActHartford
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