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Ten Frequent Failures That Land Employers in Court
Richard D. Schramm, Esq.
1. The employer does not have a written sexual harassment policy.
2. The employer has not disseminated or provided a copy of the written sexual harassment policy to all employees.
3. The employer has failed to train all supervisors and managers regarding the sexual harassment policy.
4. The employer's policy has no method for filing a complaint about an owner, officer, CEO, President, other executive.
5. The employer has never mentioned the company's policy against sexual harassment to any of the employees.
6. The employer has no policy for responding to harassment by:
 Customers
 Security personnel
 Vendors
 Cleaning personnel
 Clients
 Supervisors of temp employees
 Landlord
7. The employer does not control sexual harassment at out of the office conferences, meetings, parties, and other company sponsored events.
8. The employer has no policy for controlling e-mails, computer downloads, Internet access, and other computerized information.
9. The employer treats some employees as too critical to the business, to severely discipline or control.
10. The employer does not fully examine all employee complaints that arise, does not properly investigate and evaluate those complaints, and does not offer protection from retaliation.
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