Webinar
Workplace harassment prevention: What EEOC’s new guidance means for you
Aired: 14 August 2024
Duration: 1 hour
In this webinar:
Over the past five years, more than one-third of all discrimination charges received by the EEOC have included harassment. And, in 2023, approximately 35% of EEOC lawsuits filed involved harassment allegations. Combatting harassment continues to be a key focus of the agency’s enforcement plan, emphasizing the critical need for employers to have effective risk management and compliance strategies.
In this 60-minute webinar, Marc Scheiner and Kathryn Brown, attorneys with Duane Morris in Philadelphia, will share how HR professionals can take a multi-faceted approach to ensure compliance and effectively deal with harassment issues. They will also delve into the new EEOC guidance on harassment, providing an in-depth understanding of recent changes (such as remote work, pregnancy-related conditions and the Bostock decision) and best practices in mitigating harassment risks.
In this webinar, you will learn:
Creating and reviewing your harassment policy.
Training that works to teach how to recognize and prevent harassment.
Best practices for reporting and investigating harassment claims.
And more!
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More about our contributors
Host
Robert Teachout
Legal Editor at Brightmine
Robert Teachout has more than 30 years’ experience in legal publishing covering employment laws on the state and federal level. At Brightmine, he covers labor relations, performance appraisals and promotions, succession and workforce planning, HR professional development and employment contracts. He often writes on the intersection of compliance with HR strategy and practice.
Before joining Brightmine, Robert was a senior HR editor at Thompson Information Services, covering FMLA, ADA, EEO issues and federal and state leave laws. Prior to that he was the primary editor of Bloomberg BNA’s State Labor Laws binders and was the principal writer and editor of the State Wage Assignment and Garnishment Handbook. Robert also served as a union unit leader and shop steward in the Washington-Baltimore Newspaper Guild of the Communications Workers of America. Actively involved in the HR profession, Robert is a member of SHRM at both the national and local levels, and gives back to the profession by serving as the communications vice president on the board of his local chapter.
Speaker
Marc Scheiner
Attorney at Duane Morris
Marc Scheiner is an attorney with Duane Morris who works with HR teams to navigate tricky compliance issues, strategize on day-to-day counseling matters and develop practical employment policies.
Marc has conducted hundreds of trainings for company executives, managers and employees on a range of workplace topics. He also has experience handling litigation in federal and state courts and before governmental agencies.
Marc has served as a director on several non-profit boards and he contributes to the firm’s pro bono efforts. Marc is located in Philadelphia and is a graduate of Cornell Law School.
Speaker
Kathryn Brown
Attorney at Duane Morris
Kathryn Brown is an attorney with Duane Morris who practices employment law on behalf of employers. She provides advice and counsel to HR professionals and corporate counsel on a range of workplace issues, including onboarding, wage and hour compliance, reasonable accommodations, reductions in force and workplace policies.
Ms. Brown also represents employers in litigation and administrative matters, including defense of charges filed with the EEOC. She is based in Columbus, Ohio and is a graduate of Vanderbilt Law School.
