Tag: individual liability

Personal liability of managers for workplace harassment

By Northern Exposure Feb 17, 2013 Northern Exposure

Updated: Feb 17, 2013

By Marisa Victor and Lydia de Guzman Canadian employers, like those in the United States, are required to deal effectively with sexual harassment in the workplace. But managers have usually been personally liable only in the worst cases. A new decision may signal a change in this. The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario decision in […]

Individual Liability for Wage and Hour Claims

By Tennessee Employment Law Letter Sep 30, 2010 HR Hero Line

Updated: Sep 30, 2010

by Kara E. Shea I recently participated in hosting a Wage and Hour Virtual Summit webinar. Wage and hour compliance — overtime, work-time issues, exempt status — is always a lively topic and typically results in lots of questions and feedback. This time around, most of the feedback surrounded remarks I made about individual liability […]