by PC Editorial Staff | Feb 15, 2022 | Biden Administration, harassment, sexual harassment
On February 10th, 2022, the U.S. Senate approved a bill to end forced arbitration of sexual assault cases. Specifically, the legislation bans clauses in employment contracts that force victims of sexual assault and harassment to settle cases in arbitration. In effect,...
by Girish Anand | Oct 1, 2019 | EEOC, sexual harassment
Wal-Mart Stores East, LP (Walmart) violated federal law when it allowed a male employee at its Geneva, N.Y. Walmart Supercenter to sexually harass a female co-worker for years, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed this past...
by Girish Anand | Nov 8, 2018 | harassment, sexual harassment
Google employees worldwide — some 20,000 of them — staged a walkout this past Thursday over what they saw as a lack of fairness and transparency in dealing with issues of sexual harassment, and now Google has responded. CEO Sundar Pichai today sent a memo...
by Girish Anand | Sep 13, 2018 | sexual harassment
Watch Personnel Concepts’ video on Workplace Harassment Investigations. McDonald’s Corp., already embroiled in legal action over whether it is a joint employer with its franchisees, now faces the prospect of a walk-out by employees on Tuesday, Sept. 18, over...