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SUMMARY:Seminar Series: Employment Law - Sexual Harassment
DESCRIPTION:SPEAKER: Joseph T. Bartulis\, Jr.\, Esq.\, Chair of the Labor & Employment Practice Group at Fletcher Tilton PC\n\n \n\nTOPIC: Removing Sexual Harassment from the Workplace & The New Wage Equity Law\n\n \n\nSexual Harassment in the Workplace\n\nIntroduction: Why it's important for employers to take action even if a case has not arisen in their company.\n\nDefinition of Sexual Harassment\n\n\n	\n	\n		Criteria\n		Documenting criteria in handbook\n		Informing employees of criteria\n		Applying criteria when an accusation is made\n	\n	\n	Best practices\n	\n		Detailed policy\n		Informing employees of policy\n	\n	\n	Key policy elements\n	\n		Reporting\n		Investigating\n		Documenting\n		Findings & Actions\n	\n	\n	How to conduct an investigation\n	Protecting both parties\n	\n		Reassignment\n		Privacy\n		No retaliation\n	\n	\n	Determining recourse\n	Workplace relationship policies\n	\n		Dating policies\n		Consensual relationship policies \n	\n	\n\nThe Wage Equity Law takes effect July 1\n\n\n	Major Provisions of the law\n	What is "Comparable" Work?\n	Particulars of Pay Secrecy Prohibition\n	Penalties for Non-Compliance\n	Employer Self Evaluations
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p><span style="font-size: 14px\;"><span style="font-family: arial\;"><b><u>SPEAKER:</u>&nbsp\;</b>Joseph T. Bartulis\, Jr.\, Esq.\, Chair of the Labor &amp\; Employment Practice Group at Fletcher Tilton PC<br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<strong><u>TOPIC</u>:</strong> Removing Sexual Harassment from the Workplace &amp\; The New Wage Equity Law<br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<strong>Sexual Harassment in the Workplace</strong><br />\nIntroduction: Why it&rsquo\;s important for employers to take action even if a case has not arisen in their company.</span></span></p>\n\n<p><span style="font-family: arial\; font-size: 14px\;">Definition of Sexual Harassment</span></p>\n\n<ul>\n	<li>\n	<ul>\n		<li><span style="font-size: 14px\;"><span style="font-family: arial\;">Criteria</span></span></li>\n		<li><span style="font-size: 14px\;"><span style="font-family: arial\;">Documenting criteria in handbook</span></span></li>\n		<li><span style="font-size: 14px\;"><span style="font-family: arial\;">Informing employees of criteria</span></span></li>\n		<li><span style="font-size: 14px\;"><span style="font-family: arial\;">Applying criteria when an accusation is made</span></span></li>\n	</ul>\n	</li>\n	<li><span style="font-size: 14px\;"><span style="font-family: arial\;">Best practices</span></span>\n	<ul>\n		<li><span style="font-size: 14px\;"><span style="font-family: arial\;">Detailed policy</span></span></li>\n		<li><span style="font-size: 14px\;"><span style="font-family: arial\;">Informing employees of policy</span></span></li>\n	</ul>\n	</li>\n	<li><span style="font-size: 14px\;"><span style="font-family: arial\;">Key policy elements</span></span>\n	<ul>\n		<li><span style="font-size: 14px\;"><span style="font-family: arial\;">Reporting</span></span></li>\n		<li><span style="font-size: 14px\;"><span style="font-family: arial\;">Investigating</span></span></li>\n		<li><span style="font-size: 14px\;"><span style="font-family: arial\;">Documenting</span></span></li>\n		<li><span style="font-size: 14px\;"><span style="font-family: arial\;">Findings &amp\; Actions</span></span></li>\n	</ul>\n	</li>\n	<li><span style="font-size: 14px\;"><span style="font-family: arial\;">How to conduct an investigation</span></span></li>\n	<li><span style="font-size: 14px\;"><span style="font-family: arial\;">Protecting both parties</span></span>\n	<ul>\n		<li><span style="font-size: 14px\;"><span style="font-family: arial\;">Reassignment</span></span></li>\n		<li><span style="font-size: 14px\;"><span style="font-family: arial\;">Privacy</span></span></li>\n		<li><span style="font-size: 14px\;"><span style="font-family: arial\;">No retaliation</span></span></li>\n	</ul>\n	</li>\n	<li><span style="font-size: 14px\;"><span style="font-family: arial\;">Determining recourse</span></span></li>\n	<li><span style="font-size: 14px\;"><span style="font-family: arial\;">Workplace relationship policies</span></span>\n	<ul>\n		<li><span style="font-size: 14px\;"><span style="font-family: arial\;">Dating policies</span></span></li>\n		<li><span style="font-size: 14px\;"><span style="font-family: arial\;">Consensual relationship policies<span style="font-size: 14px\;"><span style="font-family: arial\;">&nbsp\;</span></span></span></span></li>\n	</ul>\n	</li>\n</ul>\n<span style="font-size: 14px\;"><span style="font-family: arial\;"><strong>The Wage Equity Law takes effect July 1</strong></span></span>\n\n<ul>\n	<li><span style="font-size: 14px\;"><span style="font-family: arial\;">Major Provisions of the law</span></span></li>\n	<li><span style="font-size: 14px\;"><span style="font-family: arial\;">What is &ldquo\;Comparable&rdquo\; Work?</span></span></li>\n	<li><span style="font-size: 14px\;"><span style="font-family: arial\;">Particulars of Pay Secrecy Prohibition</span></span></li>\n	<li><span style="font-size: 14px\;"><span style="font-family: arial\;">Penalties for Non-Compliance</span></span></li>\n	<li><span style="font-size: 14px\;"><span style="font-family: arial\;">Employer Self Evaluations </span></span></li>\n</ul>\n
LOCATION:Worcester Regional Chamber RBK Conference Room 446 Main St\, Suite 200 Worcester\, MA 01604
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DTSTAMP:20260409T221230Z
URL:https://business.worcesterchamber.org/events/details/seminar-series-employment-law-sexual-harassment-6519
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