The Inconsistent Approach to Violence Against Women by the European Court of Human Rights

In two recent judgments involving similar fact patterns, the European Court of Human Rights reached opposing conclusions as to whether there had been a violation of the European Convention on Human Rights: B.A. …

Addressing work-related gender-based violence and harassment

Insights from the EU Directive on combating violence against women and domestic violence “European Union Directive 2024/1385 on combating violence against women and domestic violence (Anti-VAW Directive) marks a historic …

Lidl signs UK pledge to prevent sexual harassment within workforce

German supermarket chain Lidl has signed a formal agreement with the UK’s Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC), vowing to strengthen its policies against sexual harassment in the workplace. The …

6th Circ. Bucks EEOC With Strict View On Client Harassment

An employer can only be held liable for a customer’s harassment of an employee if the company intended for the misconduct to happen, the Sixth Circuit ruled, a strict stance …

Uber’s Festering Sexual Assault Problem

Uber received a report of sexual assault or sexual misconduct in the United States almost every eight minutes on average between 2017 and 2022, sealed court records show, a level …

New Duty on UK Employers to Prevent Sexual Harassment

From 26 October 2024, UK employers will be subject to a new positive duty to prevent sexual harassment of workers in the course of their employment. The new preventative duty …

ILO Report: Violence and harassment in the world of work-Trade union initiatives, strategies and negotiations since the adoption of the Convention on Violence and Harassment (No. 190) and its Recommendation (No. 206), 2019

This report is a collection of trade union initiatives and strategies preventing, addressing, and eliminating violence and harassment in the world of work. It focuses on measures introduced since the …

Sugar Industry Faces Pressure Over Coerced Hysterectomies and Labor Abuses

The sugar industry is facing pressure to clean up its supply chains and improve oversight after revelations that women in India, the world’s second-largest sugar producer, work in debt bondage and …

EEOC Enforcement Guidance on Harassment in the Workplace

This guidance serves as a resource for employers, employees, and practitioners; for EEOC staff and the staff of other agencies that investigate, adjudicate, or litigate harassment claims or conduct outreach …

EEOC Releases Workplace Guidance to Prevent Harassment

Today the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) published final guidance on harassment in the workplace, “Enforcement Guidance on Harassment in the Workplace.” By providing this resource on the legal …