It’s not often I get to title an employment law update “Love is Blind,” but a recent ruling presents an opportunity to remind employers arbitration provisions in employment agreements are not enforceable when an employment dispute turned litigation pertains directly
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HSB Webinar Announcement – Employment Law Updates and Essentials in Maintaining Your Employee Handbooks
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Join Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd’s Katie Busbee on October 26, from 12-1 PM, for our next employment law webinar as she discusses important provisions and…
Biden to Sign Law Ending Mandatory Arbitration of Sexual Harassment Cases
By Perry MacLennan on
President Biden is expected to sign into law the “Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021.” The law would prohibit employers from including mandatory arbitration clauses in employee handbooks, offer letters, and contracts that would…
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Should You Look Outside Your Organization to Investigate a Sexual Harassment Complaint?
By Perry MacLennan on
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A recent article in The New York Times questioned the propriety and effectiveness of a sexual harassment investigation conducted by a company’s Human Resources Department. The article noted the “inherent conflict of interest” at play because HR departments “while officially…
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