Even though the #MeToo movement garnered significant publicity and drew a lot of attention to a serious problem, like any other news story, it was overshadowed by other world events and interest in the story waned. Workplace harassment is still an ongoing issue in the United States, and one of...
Although the majority of reported sexual harassment cases center around men harassing women, there have been signs that things are beginning to change. As more women have earned higher rungs on corporate ladders, the balance of power has started to shift a bit. Although this evolution is a step forward...
Autism affects about one in 54 children and is a condition that affects their social skills, speech, and nonverbal communication. There is no single autism, but rather a broad spectrum of conditions affecting these skills. Although signs of autism appear in children by age three, those signs stay with them...
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently released a new resource document that addresses common workplace issues regarding the rights of LGBTQ+ employees. This document, along with a new landing page and links on the EEOC website, aims to help employees, employers, and the public better understand discrimination law...
Following an eight-month impeachment investigation into former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, the New York State Assembly announced the overwhelming evidence that the former governor engaged in sexual harassment in a 46-page report. The Assembly Judiciary Committee also found that Mr. Cuomo used state workers and other public resources to...
In June, Governor Wolf signed an executive order updating Pennsylvania’s workplace policies on sexual harassment. This order reinforces protections for members of the LGBTQ community, adding sexual orientation and gender identity to the list of protected classes. This executive order, however, applies only to commonwealth employees. Although there is an...