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• Do you have a written policy clearly prohibiting Sexual Harassment?

• Does it include a method for a victim to bring a complaint to the attention of the business owner or president?

• Does every employee have a copy of the policy?
  Is the policy posted where every employee can see it?

• Does it define or describe the inappropriate conduct it is intended to prohibit? Are examples included?

• Does it protect the harassed employee from retaliation?

• Does it provide for confidentiality?

• Have all employees been trained on how to use the complaint procedure?

If you answered "NO" to any of the above questions, not only are you in violation of the Supreme Court’s ruling but you have lost any defense you may present. Please call us at 708-645-2530 to arrange for a FREE call to our human resource attorney to determine what steps your organization must take to be in compliance.

IMPORTANT NEW INFORMATION REGARDING SEXUAL HARASSMENT

On June 26, 1998, the United States Supreme Court handed down an extremely important decision with respect to Sexual Harassment. In summary:

All employers must have a policy prohibiting Sexual Harassment, distribute it to each employee, administer it effectively and train all employees in the company's internal complaint procedure.

Employees must use the internal complaint procedures to raise the claim of Sexual Harassment and give the employer an opportunity to correct the situation. If they do not follow the procedures, the employer has a defense, and the employee may not be able to sue at a later date.

If the employer does not train employees on how to follow the internal complaint procedures, then an employee can sue. Furthermore, there will be almost a presumption that the employer is guilty of Sexual Harassment, simply because it did not follow the courts guidelines.

Don't think it can't happen to you! When an employee realizes, or the EEOC advises, that the employer will be held liable because it did not follow the court's holdings, the stakes will go up. We can offer you the legal expertise and practical human resource experience on how to protect yourself against this recent court decision.

• One free call to our Hotline
  Call our human resource specialists who can help you with your legal/compliance question.

• Sexual Harassment policy written and/or revised
   

• 2-3 hour customized workshop on do's and don'ts for managers/supervisors
   

• Public Workshop
  If enough employers request information about this topic, we will do a public workshop for participants on a date to be established.

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