Legal Issues for HR Professionals – Winter 2010

Lesson 4 - Harassment, Investigations & Privacy – For March 23, 2010

Assignment: 

a. Review & Critique the following policies (if your company has one) and be prepared to discuss them:

a. Anti-Harassment Policy

b. Privacy Policy (including email, computer use, and any other privacy related policies)

c. Investigation Guidelines or Checklists

b.    Readings:

1.    The California Employer (Littler Mendelson), review Chapter 1 section on Harassment, and Chapter 7, Privacy;

2.   FEHA section 12940(h) (see http://www.leginfo.ca.gov)

3. Harassment Training Regulations 

4. California Constitution Article 1, section 1 (see http://www.leginfo.ca.gov)

c.    Additional materials

1. Article on Workplace Banter

2. Extremism and Harassment

3. Harassment Action Plan

4. Feminism and Free Expression