By Law Firm | Published August 3, 2019 | Posted in Arbitration, Assault, Discrimination, Handbook, Policies, Reporting Sexual Harassment, Sexual Harassment | Tagged Tags: arbitration, discrimination, harassment |
There is power in numbers, even against major companies like Google. In early November 2018, more than 20,000 employees staged a walkout to protest how Google handles cases of sexual misconduct. In response, Google is overhauling its practice of forced arbitration for claims of sexual assault or harassment. Arbitration is a legal process that bypasses Read More
Read MoreFacebook, Airbnb and eBay have followed the lead of Google in ending forced arbitration for their employees who allege complaints of sexual harassment or misconduct in the workplace. Airbnb’s policy change appears to encompass not just sexual harassment claims, but broader workplace discrimination and harassment claims as well. Facebook and eBay’s decision to end forced Read More
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