posted on June 14, 2019 by

ELS Summer Employment Law Newsletter

Our latest newsletter is available on our LinkedIn page. Articles include: Supreme Court To Decide LGBTQ Workers’ Rights Raise Your Defenses and Raise Them Early: A Good Reminder from the Supreme Court for Employment Counsel Defending Title VII Workplace Bullying: States are Taking Action Other informative topics: Employment Law Checklist, Risk Management, and Internships. #ELSFirm […]

Filed Under: Discrimination, Diversity, EEOC, Employer Resources, Employment Advice, Employment Law, Employment Policies, Hostile Work Environment, Inclusion, Investigation, LGBT, Litigation, Religious Discrimination, Retaliation, Title VII, Workplace Investigations, Workplace Training, Workplace Violence Tagged With: , , , , , , , , ,
posted on June 7, 2019 by

Workplace Bullying: States are Taking Action

Employers should be aware that bullying may give rise to actionable harassment claims when the bullying is connected to a protected category. Bullying is often thought of as a problem that was outgrown and left behind from days in grade school and on the playground. However, bullying has crossed over into workplaces of all types, […]

Filed Under: Discrimination, Employer Resources, Employers, Employment Advice, Employment Law, Employment Policies, Harassment, Hostile Work Environment, Litigation, Race Discrimination, Religious Discrimination, Retaliation, Title VII, Workplace Training Tagged With: , , , , , ,
posted on May 8, 2019 by

Attorney Tennille Hoover Returns to ELS

Tennille Hoover is an attorney with ELS. Using her former experience as an HR director for an employer with over 6000 employees, Tennille provides strategic employment law representation and counseling to complement organizational management and minimize legal liability. Tennille is highly skilled in managing, analyzing, and problem-solving a wide array of HR matters, including employee […]

Filed Under: ADA, Age Discrimination, Department of Labor, Disability Discrimination, Discovery, Discrimination, Diversity, EEOC, Emotional Intelligence, Employer Resources, Employers, Employment Advice, Employment Law, Employment Policies, Events & Updates, FLSA, FMLA, Georgia Bar, Harassment, Hiring and Firing, Holiday Pay, Hostile Work Environment, Inclusion, Investigation, Litigation, Professional Development, Race Discrimination, Reduction in Force, Religious Discrimination, Retaliation, Seasonal Workers, Sex Discrimination, Sexual Harassment, Social Media, Speaking Engagements, State Bar of Georgia, Title VII, Wage & Hour, Workplace Investigations, Workplace Training, Young Lawyer Division of GA Bar Tagged With: , , , , ,
posted on February 4, 2019 by

The Legal Issues Involved in the Les Moonves Saga

There’s So Much to Les: The Legal Issues Involved in the Les Moonves Saga Recently disgraced former CBS CEO Les Moonves demanded to arbitrate whether he is entitled to $120,000,000 in severance pay from CBS. The matter raises a number of employment issues that many employers grapple with, including: How to draft employment contracts, severance agreements, […]

Filed Under: Employer Resources, Employment Law, Harassment, Hostile Work Environment, Investigation, Sex Discrimination, Sexual Harassment, Workplace Investigations Tagged With: , , , , , , , , , , ,
posted on February 1, 2019 by

Social Media and Workplace Investigations

You’ve seen social media sites used in criminal investigations, but can they be used in workplace investigations? In most cases, yes. Publicly-posted social media posts can assist in conducting workplace investigations, but employers should proceed with caution. Some states have enacted laws and regulations that limit an employer’s access to their workers’ social media accounts. […]

Filed Under: Employer Resources, Employment Advice, Employment Law, Hostile Work Environment, Investigation, Social Media, Workplace Investigations Tagged With: , , , , , , , ,
posted on May 17, 2018 by

Sexual Harassment: Best Practices for Employers

Over the past several months there have been countless stories of sexual harassment scandals, but what isn’t the news telling us? The news has left many companies wondering how these allegations against their favorite celebrities arose and if their company is next. Read more ..

Filed Under: EEOC, Employer Resources, Employers, Hostile Work Environment, Sex Discrimination, Title VII Tagged With:
posted on March 7, 2018 by

Missed our Sexual Harassment Workshop? Get the Materials Here!

On March 6, 2018, ELS presented Sexual Harassment: What the Media is NOT Telling You. The workshop discussed “unpopular” issues in sexual harassment law. Topics included sexual harassment basics and less discussed issues in sexual harassment  law, including same-sex harassment, female harassers, false claims, and consensual office romance that becomes harassment. ELS can equip your organization the tools needed to […]

Filed Under: EEOC, Employers, Events, Hostile Work Environment, LGBT, Sex Discrimination, Title VII, Workplace Training
posted on March 5, 2018 by

Watch our Sexual Harassment Workshop Live Tomorrow!

Can’t attend our workshop tomorrow? Watch it live on Facebook or YouTube. We’ll be starting at 11:30 am!

Filed Under: CLE, EEOC, Employers, Events, Hostile Work Environment, Press, Sex Discrimination, Speaking Engagements, Supreme Court, Title VII, Workplace Training
posted on February 22, 2018 by

Read our February 2018 Issue of the Pipeline!

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Filed Under: CLE, EEOC, Employers, Events, Hostile Work Environment, Noncompete Agreements, Severance & Release, Speaking Engagements, Title VII, Volunteerism
posted on February 21, 2018 by

Join ELS for a discussion about “unpopular” issues in sexual harassment law

Over the past several months there have been countless stories of sexual harassment scandals, but what isn’t the news telling us? The news has left many companies wondering how these allegations against their favorite celebrities arose and if their company is next. Join our team of experienced employment lawyers on March 6, 2018 at the […]

Filed Under: CLE, EEOC, Employers, Events, Hostile Work Environment, Sex Discrimination, Speaking Engagements
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