The Shark in a Suit - Challenges In Addressing the High-Level Harasser
Holly is a skilled employment litigator who also advises clients on OFCCP compliance and affirmative action plan development. She acts as a partner to her clients, making it her business to understand their needs and goals, and then developing a legal strategy that’s unique to the case at hand. Her approach has resulted in trial victories, summary judgment wins, and success in managing scores of single plaintiff cases filed after she helped defeat class certification. Holly received her J.D., magna cum laude, from New York Law School, a Masters in Public Health from San Jose State University, and an undergraduate degree from University of California, Berkeley. Holly is a frequent and popular speaker for HR groups on HR and employment law topics.
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Michele is our firm’s founder and managing partner and is widely recognized as a leading management-side labor and employment lawyer. For 30+ years she’s represented businesses in single and multiple plaintiff cases and collective actions. Her clients trust her practical, business-centered advice and counsel on a wide range of workplace matters. Michele is a frequent speaker on employment law issues for clients and outside groups and has been selected for the Northern California Super Lawyers List every year since 2004. She’s also consistently named to “Women Leaders in the Law” lists. Michele received her J.D. from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law, and an undergraduate degree from the University of Michigan. Michele is a frequent speaker for HR groups on HR and employment law topics.
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2018 Legal Update On-Demand Sponsored By:
Credits
CalBar - MCLE:1.0, HRCI - HR (General):1.0, SHRM - PDC:1.0
Description
Sexual harassment in the workplace can take a serious toll on the victims and can throw a company into turmoil – especially when the harasser is a high-level employee such as a founder or CEO. The latest in a string of high-profile examples is Harvey Weinstein, who founded and ran the entertainment company that fired him after allegations surfaced in the news that he sexually harassed female employees and other women in the film industry over decades. And more names and incidents are surfacing, in Hollywood and other industries. A common thread in many of these allegations is that when an executive is involved, the harassment dynamic is all about power. Businesses have no choice but to step up and take clear steps to prevent these types of power plays and address problems head-on. In this program, we'll walk you through the key steps employers need to take and how to navigate some of the thornier issues when a high-level employee is a harasser.
Key Objectives:
1. Learn about US Employment Law & Regulations pertaining to workplace harassment
2. Learn key steps to preventing harassment by high-level executives
3. learn how to address and resolve complaints that involve harassment by high level executives
2. Learn key steps to preventing harassment by high-level executives
3. learn how to address and resolve complaints that involve harassment by high level executives
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