Hostile Environment Claims – Not Limited

New Spotlight Article: Most employers are aware of problems related to and have adopted policies prohibiting sexual harassment. An employer who limits its anti-harassment efforts to claims of sexual harassment, however, does so at its own risk. Both the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the Michigan Department of Civil Rights (MDCR) have taken the position that conduct constituting harassment on the basis of any protected class is unlawful. (As usual, you'll want to check the laws and practices of your own governmental entities.) My attorney, Mel Muskovitz, has written a helpful article about Hostile Environment Claims – Not Limited to Sexual Harassment. He provides the steps employers must take to appropriately investigate harassment claims.

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