Sexual Harassment and Retaliation at Dunder Mifflin
If you watch NBC’s The Office, it should come as no surprise that the antics at Dunder Mifflin often bump up against the workplace employment laws. This week’s episode provides an example of how...
View ArticleCare for Some Coffee with Your Sexual Harassment?
If you asked people to name the types of workplaces where they would expect to find sexual harassment, not too many would list “coffee shop.” Most would probably list a factory or other blue-collar...
View ArticleLessons about Sexual Harassment from the Ariel Castro Case
As expected, a Judge on the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas sentenced Ariel Castro to life in prison this week. It’s likely the last we’ll hear from Castro ever again. Most of us will soon...
View ArticleShould I Report Being Sexually Harassed at Work? (Yes!)
Sexual assault is one of the most underreported crimes. While exact figures are hard to quantify, a 2005 U.S. Department of Justice study found that about 60% of sexual assaults go unreported....
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Case Western Retaliation Lawsuit Heats Up
Last month we wrote about a very interesting employment retaliation lawsuit filed in Cleveland by a Case Western Reserve University law professor against the school and its Dean. (We are not involved...
View ArticleEEOC Settles Ohio Sex Discrimination Class Action Suit against JPMorgan
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced this week that JPMorgan Chase has agreed to pay $1,450,000 to settle a sex discrimination class action lawsuit. Although the case arises out...
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What Employment Rights do I Have in an Office Romance?
Valentine’s Day is coming and love is in the air—or is it the flu? It’s probably a little bit of both. But for now, let’s assume it’s love. When love finds its way into the workplace, there are several...
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Bill to Protect Victims of Workplace Sexual Assault Offered in Ohio House
A much-needed Bill to protect victims of workplace rape and sexual assault was recently introduced in the Ohio House of Representatives. The Bill would remove an arbitrary and discriminatory limit on...
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Yet Another NFL Cheerleader Minimum Wage Class Action Lawsuit!
Two months ago, I blogged about an Ohio minimum wage class action lawsuit filed against the Cincinnati Bengals by one of the team’s former cheerleaders. I predicted we might soon see more class action...
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Sexual Harassment by Employees of the Same Sex
When most people envision sexual harassment, they picture a harasser and victim of the opposite sex—typically a male harasser and female victim. Ohio employees should know, however, that the employment...
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