Author Archives: Scott Brassart

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Monday, December 4th, 2023

Developing a Fair and Transparent Workplace Investigation Process

Recent events have put a brighter spotlight on sexual harassment allegations and the defenses against such complaints. Long before the Brett Kavanaugh Supreme Court confirmation hearings, the #MeToo movement...
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Monday, November 20th, 2023

Are You an Email Hoarder?

Your personal communication lifeline is the almighty text. You’ve not heard your best friend’s voice in two months. You and your significant other have created your own language using...
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Monday, November 6th, 2023

Culture Shift: What Makes an Organization Change?

Every company’s culture is different. Nevertheless, the concept of corporate culture can be identified as a complex mix of written rules, assumed expectations, and group etiquette that drives individual...
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Monday, October 30th, 2023

What Do You Do When Your Client is the Harasser?

If a valued employee engages in sexual harassment or abuse, the consequences can be dire. An even bigger conundrum than what to do when your star employee is accused...
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Monday, October 23rd, 2023

Maternity, Parental, and Family Leave: Exploring Inequities

No doubt your employer has a leave policy. You may have spent serious time sifting through your employee handbook trying to figure out what your options are, just in...
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Monday, October 16th, 2023

Top Three Attributes of the Value-Added Employee

Every great employee knows career success is not just about hard work. And playing well at office politics has term limits. An outstanding employee adds value to the company....
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Monday, October 9th, 2023

Can Men Be Victims of Sexual Harassment?

According to the EEOC, men file 1 in 5 of the complaints for sexual harassment. And the alleged harassers are often other men, not women. Read more in this...
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Monday, October 2nd, 2023

Dealing With Unwanted Sexual Advances

This great Washington Post article notes that women are conditioned to be polite, and some men take advantage of that. Thus, it may be harder to reject an unwanted...
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Monday, September 25th, 2023

It Is OK (and Recommended) to Establish (and Enforce) a Civility Code in the Workplace

By Stuart Leviton, Esq. For too long, too many employers have been focused on, and perhaps even obsessed with, complying solely with the legal requirements of preventing sexual harassment...
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