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Rumors, Innuendo Lead Wyoming Highway Patrol to Face Sexual Harassment Trial

By Brad Cave, Partner, Holland & Hart LLP Dec 4, 2020 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: Dec 4, 2020

Most people know overtly sexual comments are likely to violate their employer’s rules and could lead to sexual harassment claims. But many don’t understand the comments are a problem not just because they’re sexual. That’s because the sexual content can be used as evidence to show other nonsexual negative treatment was motivated by discriminatory intent. […]

What Can HR Do About Workplace Gossip?

By West Virginia Employment Law Letter Apr 4, 2008 HR Hero Line

Updated: Apr 4, 2008

Let’s face it. We’re living in a society that’s fascinated, if not obsessed, with the private lives of other people. As much as you may want to deny it, you know you’ve looked at the National Enquirer more than once — even if it was just while you were waiting in the grocery store checkout […]