The news surrounding Weinstein, Lauer, Rose, Franken, Conyers,
and others has pushed sexual harassment to the forefront in recent
months. Many mid and upper level managers are spending time
reviewing their e-mail, text, and social media history and holding
their breath while hoping not to be accused by an offended
subordinate. Most offhanded or inappropriate remarks will never be
an issue - but then some may.
Today is a good time to reexamine your personnel interaction
policies, to take a closer look at what reporting mechanisms are
established, and to consider supervisor and employee sexual
harassment training.
Unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other
verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature may constitute sexual
harassment when this conduct explicitly or implicitly affects an
individual's employment, unreasonably interferes with an
individual's work performance, or creates an intimidating,
hostile, or offensive work environment. There
