Last week attorneys for Creative Actors Agency (CAA), Miramax and Disney delivered oral argument in their appeal to try to prevent actor Julia Ormond’s negligence claims from moving forward in New York State Court. Oral argument was recorded and can be found here.
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A Month for Love: Romance at Work
If television has taught us anything, it’s that romance can blossom in the workplace, especially when colleagues spend a significant amount of time together.
Love Actually (Might Cause Legal Troubles for Employers)
Valentine’s Day is around the corner, so the time is right to consider the legal pitfalls of office romances.
Sexual Harassment Claims Strike Hollywood Again: Key Takeaways for HR Professionals
The entertainment industry, often credited for sparking the cultural “#MeToo” movement, is yet again faced with allegations of sexual harassment, this time from “It Ends With Us” star Blake Lively.
Beetlejuice: The Horrors of Workplace Romances and Unconscionable Contracts
Spooky season is nearly upon us, appropriately heralded in by the much-anticipated sequel to the original Beetlejuice film from 1988. The latest film, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, welcomes back fan favorites Michael Keaton as the titular character Betelgeuse, Winona Ryder as former goth princess Lydia Deetz, and Catherine O’Hara as everyone’s favorite stepmother,
From Office Romance to Courtroom Drama: Lessons from ‘Presumed Innocent’
Raymond Horgan, the District Attorney of Kindle County, declares “it’s Rusty’s case,” in the premier of Apple TV+’s legal thriller, Presumed Innocent. The “case” concerns the brutal murder of Carolyn Polhemus, a respected prosecutor who had an affair with her coworker—the Rusty Sabich. Rusty justifies his assignment based on merit
EEOC Finally Issues Long-Awaited New Harassment Guidance
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EEOC Enforcement Guidance on Workplace Harassment: Liability
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC) first updated enforcement guidance on workplace harassment in 25 years is broken down into the three components of a harassment claim: (1) the covered bases and causation; (2) discrimination respecting a term, condition, or privilege of employment; and (3) liability. We discuss each component in separate articles. This article is on how the guidance addresses the liability component and the standards for imposing employer liability for harassment.
EEOC Enforcement Guidance on Workplace Harassment: Covered Bases and Causation
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued its first updated enforcement guidance on workplace harassment in 25 years on April 29, 2024. The guidance reflects a number of new developments concerning workplace discrimination and harassment and reflects U.S. Supreme Court precedent extending anti-discrimination protections to LGBTQ workers.
EEOC Issues Updated Workplace Harassment Guidance Over Twenty Years in the Making
EEOC Releases Updated Enforcement Guidance on Harassment
For the first time since the 1990s, the EEOC has issued new enforcement guidance on workplace harassment – applying existing law to the modern workplace. The Guidance is not binding law, but it provides valuable insight as to how the law will be enforced.
What Employers Need to Know About the EEOC’s New Guidance on Workplace Harassment
Executive Summary: On March 29, 2024, the EEOC announced new guidance addressing harassment in the workplace, which goes into effect immediately.
5 Takeaways From The EEOC’s New Harassment Guidance
Barry Hartstein says the EEOC’s first guidance on workplace harassment since 1999 actually combines six prior guidance documents in one.
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EEOC Updates Workplace Harassment Guidance
EEOC updated its enforcement guidance on harassment in the workplace. The new guidance replaces five prior guidance documents on workplace harassment, and covers harassment based on race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions; sexual orientation; and gender identity), national origin, disability, age (40 or older) and
EEOC Publishes Guidance on Harassment In The Workplace
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On April 29, 2024, the EEOC published its “Enforcement Guidance on Harassment in the Workplace” (the “Guidance”). The Guidance updates and replaces the EEOC’s prior guidance documents, discusses the Supreme Court’s 2020 decision of Bostock v. Clayton County, Georgia in which the