12-06-2016
- The EEOC's 2016 Select Task Force on the Study of Harassment in the Workplace again reinforced the need for live, highly interactive training. Our whitepaper written by Rachelle Weathersby, Beyond the Hype: Quality Anti-Harassment Training Delivers Results, provides employers a SMART plan for harassment prevention.
- Wells Fargo's 2016 ethics challenges pointed out the need for rigorous reviews of whistler blower programs. EPS' Johanna Rogers, a veteran compliance officer, provided employers Key Considerations For Your Whistleblower Program.
- The trend toward remote offices and telecommuting continues to grow. We provided 3 Tips to Make Your Remote Working Experience a Positive One and Lessons From EPS' Move to Virtual Offices - both articles based on our experiences at EPS while transitioning to remote offices in the past year.
- "Bathroom bills" made numerous headlines in 2016. These bills aimed to regulate where transgender individuals should go to the bathroom. For employers, these issues remain important and legally uncertain. In Transgender Employees: Bathrooms, Rights, and Policies, Jody Stein provides employers guidance on the evolving legal protections for transgender employees and advice on how an employer should respond to transitioning employees.
- The use of employment practices experts prior to and during litigation is on the rise. EPS' Senior Consultant and employment law expert Ginger McRae penned An Insider's Guide to Employment Practice Experts and provided insight into how litigants in employment cases may gain a strategic advantage through the use of an employment practices expert.