Tag: workplace harassment

EEOC Issues Proposed Updated Guidance on Workplace Harassment

On September 28, 2023, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) published new proposed guidance for employees and employers on navigating and preventing workplace harassment. “Enforced Guidance on Harassment in the Workplace” highlights and upholds existing federal employment discrimination laws and precedence, such as the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) and the Supreme Court’s Bostock... View Article

HR and the Courts

Each month, CUPA-HR General Counsel Ira Shepard provides an overview of some labor and employment law cases and regulatory actions with implications for the higher ed workplace. Here’s the latest from Ira: Courts Move in Different Directions in Enforcing Agreements to Arbitrate The courts continue to move in different directions when it comes to enforcing... View Article

National Science Foundation Issues New Harassment Reporting Requirement

On October 22, the National Science Foundation (NSF)’s new harassment reporting requirement for awardees took effect. NSF published the final version of the requirement for NSF grants in the Federal Register on September 21. NSF said it made the changes to “ensure the research and learning environments it supports are free from harassment.” Under the new... View Article