hostile work environment

$700,000 settlement in sexual harassment case involving graphic claims

$700,000 settlement in sexual harassment case involving graphic claims

The EEOC settled its sexual harassment and retaliation case against Ojos Locos Cantina in New…

5 years ago

$13 million awarded in sexual harassment jury trial

A federal jury awarded over $13 million in damages to a single plaintiff in a…

6 years ago

Best practices for preventing workplace sexual harassment

Law 360 spoke with Eric Bachman and other employment attorneys about key steps that corporate…

6 years ago

Former Special Agent awarded $1.2 million in sex harassment and retaliation case

This past week, a federal jury in South Dakota awarded $1.2 million in damages to…

6 years ago

Lifehacker talks with Eric Bachman about the nuts and bolts of reporting workplace sexual harassment

Eric Bachman recently caught up with Lifehacker to explore the various options to effectively report…

6 years ago

A vicious cycle: how the glass ceiling fuels workplace sexual harassment

High-profile sexual harassment cases and issues have been splashed all over the news for months…

6 years ago

Eric Bachman interviewed about the impact of arbitration agreements on sexual harassment cases

Eric Bachman was recently interviewed on "The Why" news program to discuss the interplay between…

7 years ago

Sexual harassment at work need not be headline-grabbing to be actionable

With all the news stories about sexual harassment allegations in Hollywood, the tech industry, and…

7 years ago

Sex harassment and constructive discharge case headed to trial

A federal court denied summary judgment in a recent case involving sexual harassment, constructive discharge, and retaliation…

7 years ago

What is “constructive discharge” and how does it relate to my employment discrimination case?

Lawyers occasionally refer to a "constructive discharge" claim when talking about an employee who has involuntarily…

7 years ago

Muslim employee who was allegedly told to remove that “rag” from her head gets new day in court

A federal appellate court ruled yesterday that a Muslim employee of Astoria Bank who was…

7 years ago

New case: a single, vile slur could create a hostile work environment under Title VII

Yesterday, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that a supervisor allegedly calling an employee,…

7 years ago