The process is familiar: A complaint or allegation is lodged or publicized. Calls for action are made. The accused party makes a statement and announces plans to launch an investigation.
Investigations of Workplace Harassment or Sexism Claims Have Intensified Under '#MeToo Scrutiny' but that Doesn't Guarantee They're Legitimate
March 25, 2021 via Human Resource Executive
The process is familiar: A complaint or allegation is lodged or publicized. Calls for action are made. The accused party makes a statement and announces plans to launch an investigation.
That was the case earlier this month when McDonald's announced it would look into sexual harassment claims brought forward by its employees. And when the MLB released a statement saying it would investigate claims of inappropriate behavior by former Cleveland Indians pitching coach Mickey Callaway. As well as when New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo referred sexual harassment allegations brought against him by multiple women to the state's attorney general.
These internal and third-party investigations are generally designed to determine the validity of serious allegations in the workplace.
But there are many ways they can be invalidated or illegitimized, according to employment law experts and workplace investigators. Some even say companies and organizations
sometimes conduct sham investigations that might amount to nothing more than a PR stunt.
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5 Steps Employers Can Take to Ensure Mental Health and Wellbeing in the Workplace
March 22, 2021 via
Fisher Phillips
The current public health crisis has only exasperated the issue of employee mental health, leaving employers with no choice but to address this separate, but equally concerning, pandemic. In fact, 41% of 2,000 employees surveyed say that their mental health has declined since the COVID-19 outbreak started.
Under New Management – Department of Labor Proposes Rescinding Joint Employer Rule Narrowed Under Trump Administration
March 15, 2021 via Foley & Lardner
When should an entity be considered a joint employer for purposes of federal wage and hour law? The answer to that question has been in a state of flux for the past few years, but as of Thursday, March 11, the U.S. Department of Labor’s answer was "more often."
After a year of furloughs, closures and reduced hours, the labor crisis the hospitality sector faced up until early 2020 seems like a distant memory. Today, with many hotels running skeleton crews and trying to turnn any kind of profit, the relationship between management and employees is shifting again. "I don't think that there's a shortage anymore [with] so many people unemployed," said David R. Rothfeld, head of the labor and employment team at law firm Ellenoff Grossman & Schole. "While
that may have been the case in 2019 or so, it's certainly not the case now."
