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Interns, Assistants, and Entry-Level Workers: Protecting Young Professionals from Sexual Harassment in Entertainment
Breaking into the entertainment industry can be exciting, but for interns, assistants, production assistants, apprentices, and other early-career professionals, it can also mean entering a workplace with significant power imbalances. A newcomer may depend on a...
Scheduling as Retaliation: When Retail Managers Cut Hours After a Sexual Harassment Complaint
Employees who report sexual harassment in the workplace are protected from retaliation under California employment law. These protections are intended to ensure that workers can speak up about unlawful workplace conduct without fearing punishment, discrimination, or...
The Slack Screenshot That Changed Everything: Preserving Digital Evidence in Sexual Harassment Cases
A screenshot of a Slack conversation can capture more than just the words exchanged. It may preserve the sender’s identity, the date and time of communication, the surrounding conversation, and other details that help place the message in context. In a workplace...
When HR is an Algorithm: Can AI Miss Sexual Harassment in the Workplace?
Artificial intelligence is rapidly transforming today's workplace. From screening job applicants to evaluating employee performance, AI-powered tools have become a regular part of many human resources departments. Increasingly, employers are also using AI to organize...
From the Sales Floor to the Stockroom: Recognizing Hidden Sexual Harassment in Retail Workplaces
When people think about sexual harassment in retail, they often picture uncomfortable interactions between employees and customers on the sales floor. While customer misconduct is a serious issue, some of the most damaging forms of workplace harassment occur away from...
The Customer Is Not Always Right: Employer Liability for Customer-on-Employee Sexual Harassment
Retail employees interact with hundreds of customers every week. While most interactions are routine and respectful, some customers engage in conduct that crosses the line into sexual harassment. Inappropriate comments, repeated advances, unwanted touching, stalking,...
Can You Still File a Lawsuit If Years Have Passed Since the Harassment?
Experiencing sexual harassment in the workplace can be deeply traumatic. Coming to terms with what happened, beginning the healing process, and exploring your legal options can take significant time, resources, and energy—things that are not always available for...
Can Text Messages Be Sexual Harassment? How Off-the-Clock Conduct Impacts the Workplace
Workplace harassment is no longer confined to office walls or scheduled shifts. In an era where communication happens constantly through text messages, social media, and direct messaging platforms, the line between “on the clock” and “off the clock” has become...
Hostile Work Environment or Just Bad Behavior? Understanding Sexual Harassment Claims
Not every inappropriate comment, rude interaction, or uncomfortable workplace situation automatically qualifies as unlawful harassment. Workplaces can involve personality conflicts, poor judgment, or unprofessional behavior that, while inappropriate, may not always...
