Workplace Harassment, Including Sexual Harassment
Our firm has extensive experience in assisting our clients in dealing with workplace harassment claims, whether the harassment is based on sex, race, age, or any other protected classification. Our attorneys are especially knowledgeable with regard to the following matters:
- Defending claims of harassment before local, state, and federal administrative agencies, including the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the Ohio Civil Rights Commission
- Avoiding harassment claims by conducting investigations of internal complaints
- Avoiding harassment claims by guiding management in its investigations of internal complaints
- Preparing and reviewing harassment policies to ensure compliance with applicable federal and state laws
- Auditing and reviewing current employment practices and recommending changes to avoid future claims
- Training executives, managers, supervisors, and employees on harassment issues
- Counseling employers on handling current employees with pending harassment claims
Practice Contact
Andrew C. Smith
614.464.5434
acsmith@vorys.com
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Publications
- 8/31/2009 - Client Alert: Ohio Supreme Court Divided on Whether State’s Gender Discrimination Law Applies to Women Who Are Lactating
- 12/2007 - Labor and Employment Law E-Alert: New Ohio Supreme Court Decision Sharply Limits Coolidge Case - Workers' Compensation Claimants Not Immune from Absenteeism Policies