Working in retail often means adapting to changing schedules, sales goals, job duties, and management expectations. But when an employee reports sexual harassment, changes in how a manager treats that employee can become particularly troubling. Suddenly receiving...
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When the Manager is the Harasser: Sexual Harassment by Retail Supervisors in California
Retail workplaces depend heavily on supervisors, store managers, assistant managers, department leads, and other employees with authority over day-to-day operations. These individuals may control schedules, assignments, sales opportunities, breaks, discipline,...
Behind Locked Doors: Sexual Abuse in California Juvenile Detention Facilities
Juvenile detention facilities are intended to provide structure, supervision, education, and rehabilitation for young people who are involved in the juvenile justice system. For minors placed in these facilities, however, the loss of freedom also creates a significant...
NDAs, Confidentiality Agreements, and Sexual Harassment Claims in the Entertainment Industry
Nondisclosure agreements, commonly known as NDAs, are contracts that restrict one or more parties from disclosing certain information. In the workplace, an NDA may appear as a stand-alone agreement or as a confidentiality provision within an employment contract, offer...
When Coaches Cross the Line: Sexual Harassment and Abuse of Power in School Athletic Programs
Coaches play an important role in school and university athletic programs. Athletes may spend significant amounts of time training with their coaches and rely on them for guidance, development, and access to future opportunities. This relationship also gives coaches...
Hostile Work Environment in Hollywood: When Sexual Harassment Becomes Part of the Job Culture
When Entertainment Workplace Culture Crosses a Legal Line Entertainment workplaces rarely look like traditional nine-to-five offices. Film and television productions may involve long days on set, overnight shoots, travel, temporary crews, production trailers, writers'...
When Fans Become a Workplace Hazard: Employer Responsibility for Third-Party Sexual Harassment
The entertainment industry requires employees to interact with people outside their organization. Actors meet fans at premieres and conventions, musicians interact with concert attendees and sponsors, and production employees work with vendors, clients, and event...
When HR Protects the Hospital: Employer Liability for Ignoring Sexual Harassment Complaints in Healthcare
When a healthcare employer ignores a sexual harassment complaint, conducts a rushed investigation, or protects a high-earning physician at the expense of a lower-level employee, the consequences can be serious. Employees have options when HR fails to respond, they...
Teaching Hospitals and Toxic Training: Sexual Harassment in Medical Residencies and Fellowships
For physicians pursuing a medical residency or fellowship, training takes place within a highly structured environment where higher-ups can have significant influence over a trainee’s professional future. Evaluations, recommendations, assignments, and career...
When Patients Cross the Line: Employer Responsibility for Patient-on-Employee Sexual Harassment
Healthcare workers are expected to provide professional care, even in challenging circumstances. But what happens when a patient or visitor directs sexually inappropriate behavior toward a nurse, physician, technician, aide, or other healthcare employee? Sexual...
