A “Watershed Moment”: EEOC Roadmap To Preventing Sexual Harassment and Other Forms of Harassment
By Amy Epstein Gluck | | Discrimination in the Workplace, Diversity and Inclusion, EEOC, Sexual Harassment
By: Amy Epstein Gluck About a week ago, I told you here that the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency that enforces the federal anti-discrimination and anti-harassment laws, would host a public meeting titled “Revamping Workplace Culture to Prevent Harassment” in Washington, D.C. on October 31. Lest you worry that I forgot to update you,…
Read More Sexual Harassment: R-E-S-P-E-C-T in Fire Departments
By Amy Epstein Gluck | | Abuse in the Workplace, Discrimination in the Workplace, EEOC, Sex Discrimination, Sexual Harassment
By: Amy Epstein Gluck Damn, I miss Aretha. Back, way back, in early 2016, I told you here about a Colorado fire department’s $75,000 settlement with a former female firefighter to settle claims of gender discrimination and sexual harassment. The woman had filed a complaint with the EEOC (a complainant’s necessary first step prior to…
Read More Fired Up About Retaliation
By Amy Epstein Gluck | | Abuse in the Workplace, Discrimination in the Workplace, EEOC, Retaliation, Sexual Harassment
By: Amy Epstein Gluck Your Memorial Day post is here! On behalf of two battalion chiefs in one Northern Virginia Fire and Rescue Department, the ACLU filed charges of discrimination this week with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) alleging that the department retaliated against them after they pushed the Department to discipline an employee…
Read More All The Single Ladies – No, Not Beyoncé
By Amy Epstein Gluck | | Abuse in the Workplace, Discrimination in the Workplace, Sexual Harassment
By: Amy Epstein Gluck So, is “All the Single Ladies” on Capitol Hill this week? Nope. Rather, it’s Every. Single. Lady. What am I talking about? Am I talking in code? Am I about to go out on the road with Beyoncé? Not so much. I’m talking about this report that every single one of the…
Read More Sexual Harassment Guidelines—Wonder Woman Gets It!
By Amy Epstein Gluck | | Abuse in the Workplace, Discrimination in the Workplace, Sexual Harassment
By: Amy Epstein Gluck Wait, what? What does Wonder Woman have to do with employment law? The set of the sequel to Wonder Woman—aptly named Wonder Woman 2—is the first film, officially, to adopt the Producer’s Guild of America’s (“PGA”) recently announced sexual harassment guidelines in the wake of ongoing sexual harassment accusations in Hollywood. This…
Read More Who Is A Workplace Sexual Harasser?
By Richard Cohen | | Uncategorized
Has the twenty-first century seen the beginning of the end of sexual harassment in the workplace? Hardly. As I discuss in Above The Law this week, employers must take note: “Anybody may be a workplace sexual harasser, not just coworkers or others employed by the same company. Actionable sexual harassment is not defined by who is…
Read More Is There A Bright Line Between Salty Jokes And Compliments, And Sexual Harassment?
By Richard Cohen | | Uncategorized
My new article in Above The Law discusses this very fraught workplace issue – which is not a hypothetical. It begins: “We all like to joke, tease, prank, and – face it – it sometimes gets a bit out of control, and the language gets a little ‘salty.’ All in good fun, in the right place…
Read More Can Women Lawyers Ever Find Equality In Biglaw?
By Richard Cohen | | Discrimination in the Workplace, Sexual Harassment, Uncategorized
My new article in Above The Law is entitled “Can Women Lawyers Ever Find Equality In Biglaw?” It begins: “Hey — who cares if Biglaw is white and male as long as it can charge $2,000 per hour (or more). It’s all about the money, after all. Isn’t it? Of course. As long as the…
Read More Same Sex Workplace Harassment Violates Title VII
By Richard Cohen | | Uncategorized
This latest EEOC lawsuit is a reminder that workplace sexual harassment can be same sex harassment – without having to involve the legal issue, still unsettled and controversial, of whether sexual orientation is covered by Title VII. This case was filed against three related Hawaii tour companies. It is alleged that the company president “engaged in a…
Read More To Sexually Harassing Lawmakers: “This Is Inappropriate And We Won’t Tolerate It"
By Richard Cohen | | Abuse in the Workplace, Uncategorized
Just when you thought that it was safe for politicians to come out and harass. … My post yesterday was about a Kentucky lawmaker who thinks that sexual harassment training is “ridiculous” and just “political correctness.” He wants the 3-hour per year mandatory training for lawmakers reduced to 30 minutes. He does not want to…
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Richard Cohen has litigated and arbitrated complex corporate, commercial and employment disputes for more than 35 years, and is a trusted advisor to business owners and in-house counsel both in the United States and internationally. His clients have included Fortune 100 companies, domestic and foreign commercial and investment banks, Pacific-rim corporations and real estate development companies, as well as start-up businesses throughout the United States.
AMY EPSTEIN GLUCK
Amy Epstein Gluck has represented individuals and corporate clients in Virginia, Washington, D.C., and various federal district courts for more than twenty years. Ms. Epstein Gluck’s current practice areas include employment law—advising on and drafting employment agreements; handling employment negotiations, severance agreements, noncompete and nondisclosure agreements, “wrongful terminations” and other EEO matters; representation at the EEOC level; advising employers about discrimination laws and how to remain in compliance, and employment negotiations.
