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Harassment and Retaliation: Two New California Supreme Court Cases Increase Your Risks; How to Protect Your Company

The California Supreme Court has just come down with two new decisions that make life more complicated for employers in California. First, the court unanimously ruled that employers can be sued for sexual harassment when a managers sexual liaisons with coworkers create a hostile work environment for other employees who havent been personally harassed. Since employers in California are relatively powerless to stop workers from dating, its the latest employment law Catch22. In the second decision, the state Supreme Court may have significantly lowered the bar for employee retaliation lawsuitsand expanded the risk of sexual discrimination claims! Join us on Thursday, September 15, for a 90minute audio conference. Two legal expertsa defense attorney and a plaintiffs attorneywill explain these latest rulings from both sides and describe in detail what you can do to keep your organization out of trouble. Youll learn: • The facts of two recent employeefriendly decisions from the California Supreme Court, and why theyre bad news for employers. • Why its now easier than ever for employees to sue you for sexual harassment and retaliation. • How to train your managers to protect themselvesand youagainst allegations of harassment and retaliation in light of these new cases. • How to limit your liability without running afoul of laws that protect employees rights. • Why you must listen more carefully than ever before to your employees complaintsand why you may now be at risk of a retaliation lawsuit even if employees never complain to you at all. • How an employee who never complains can now become a successful whistleblower, and how an employee who is not directly involved in a harassing relationship of any kind can now successfully sue for harassment. • The perspectives of both a plaintiffs attorney and a defense attorney on these important new cases, and their suggestions for staying out of trouble. • How to handle the latest California employment law Catch22: nonfraternization policies arent allowed in CA, but dating relationships among coworkers can easily create a hostile environment for other employees. If youre responsible for HR in California , then youve really got to be sharp, because things change fast, and you almost always face the most complex rules and regulations in the nation. Keep up with the cutting edge of employment law compliance. Register for this latest California update!

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