The Pitfalls of Office Romances
Even if your workplace does not resemble the hotbed of sexual activity depicted at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital on TV’s Grey’s Anatomy, chances are that romances are brewing. In a…
Sexual Harassment
#MeToo@Work: What We Now Know about Workplace Harassment – and How to Stop It
This is the first in a series of articles from Kurker Paget LLC on best employment practices for addressing workplace harassment. Last year, before Harvey Weinstein became a household name…
Host a Summer Party Without Getting Burned
From Memorial Day barbeques, Fourth of July fireworks, Labor Day soirees and many pub-crawls and Friday afternoon happy hours in between, the summer season offers employees and employers the opportunity…
Office Romances Gone Awry
Even if your office does not resemble the hotbed of sexual activity depicted at the advertising agency Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce on TV’s Mad Men, chances are that romances are…
Massachusetts Extends Protection to Transgendered Employees
On November 23, 2011, Governor Patrick signed a bill that protects transgendered individuals from discrimination in employment. “An Act Relative To Gender Identity,” makes Massachusetts the 16th state to extend…
1st Circuit Rules Employer Took Adequate Steps to Stop Harassment
On March 21, 2011, the First Circuit provided useful guidance for employers responding to employee harassment allegations. Affirming a lower court decision, the First Circuit ruled that (1) employers have…