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Morgan Lewis Partner Discusses Uptick in Harassment Claims by Men with WSJ.com
Since the start of the recession, a growing number of sexual harassment complaints have come from men. Morgan Lewis Labor and Employment partner David McManus speaks with The Wall Street Journal on the increase.
Video from the WSJ.com
Moody’s
“Morgan Lewis Resources specially designed training for our corporation that is helping us embrace diversity and inclusion through a fundamental shift in our attitudes and in our corporate culture. They present information in an easy-to-understand, visually impacting manner that draws you into an effortless, nonjudgmental discussion. Their impressive delivery and extensive industry knowledge consistently resonates with our employees.”
— Daisy Auger-Dominguez, Vice President of Diversity and Inclusion, Moody’s
Cost Plus World Market
“Morgan Lewis Resources consistently delivers quality, interactive sessions. They utilize real-life examples and engage all participants to formulate the appropriate responses and resolve issues before they escalate and involve legal action. Our managers have an increased awareness of how their actions are critical in creating a great work environment and how this must be the top priority.”
— Lily Wong, Manager, Staffing & Development, Cost Plus World Market
Welcome to Our 2010 Catalog
Welcome to our 2010 Workplace Training and Consulting catalog. Let me begin by thanking our clients for a successful 2009. We are grateful for our partnership with you and we look forward to continuing our relationship in 2010.
As you may have noticed, our name has changed and we are extremely excited about this development. Although our investigation and consulting services are not new to many of our clients, they are new to the catalog. This year we are pleased to include these services as part of this catalog as we continue to expand our client offerings.
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Spotlight: Morgan Lewis Resources Has Expanded Its Services
With the Obama Administration’s recent passage of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, and the proposed Employment Non-Discrimination Act legislation, employers face new EEOC-compliance challenges. These changes, coupled with an increase in the DOL’s enforcement budget and the current unemployment levels, will likely result in an increase in the number of EEOC lawsuits filed against employers in all categories, including race, retaliation, sex, age, disability, national origin, religion, and Equal Pay Act claims.
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Return on Investment
- New federal and state labor and employment laws increase management’s potential for risk
- Decreasing and eliminating training budgets during past economic crises resulted in major spikes in the number of harassment and discrimination lawsuits
- Heightened worker insecurity and increased unemployment rates drive workplace litigation
- The importance of workplace training programs:
— Provide your staff with the latest labor and employment law updates
— Every dollar spent can be cited as proof of a good-faith effort to comply with worker protections
— Programs are flexible, convenient, and available in a variety of formats
Harassment Prevention Training: Register Now for Our Public Webcasts
By the end of 2009, all of your managers and supervisors who work in California must have attended a mandatory harassment-prevention course in order for your company to be in compliance with AB 1825 regulations. We offer you a qualifying training program that provides an overview of risky behavior and retaliation, along with strategies for avoiding harassment in the workplace.
Morgan Lewis Resources has opened enrollment for several sessions of our “Risky Business: Preventing Harassment” training program:
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Don’t Cut Legal Compliance Training
Financially challenged companies that are facing the worst economic crisis in 60 years may be encouraged by bottom-line-conscious executives to cut costs by forgoing legal compliance training for their managers and HR staff. But major spikes in harassment and discrimination lawsuits following past meltdowns, including the 2000 tech bust, indicate that not “training the masses”—particularly after a year of significant expansions in protected worker categories—ultimately could cost businesses far more than they initially save.
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Complying with Workplace Training Regulations Under a New Administration
With the new administration in place, employers are likely to face a new legislative, regulatory, and enforcement environment on many labor and employment issues, including the ADA, FMLA, EFCA, FLSA, and pay discrimination, among others.
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Importance of Training in Tough Economic Times
In difficult economic times, MLR realizes that employers often look to cut expenses. Many organizations discuss whether to decrease or eliminate compliance and skill-building training. This proves to be a vital mistake for many organizations, rendering the company at risk of noncompliance or even greater exposure to employment litigation. These legal risks are generally much more expensive than the actual cost of a training program.
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