by Jennifer Brown Shaw and Alayna Schroeder | Jan 26, 2011
When it comes to liability for employees’ actions away from the workplace, employers may be responsible for activities and behavior beyond their control. Under the doctrine of respondeat superior, an employer may be held liable for an employee’s negligence...
Sexual harassment litigation most often involves claims by employees that co-workers or supervisors have created a “hostile work environment.” But the anti-harassment laws do not stop there. Unlawful workplace harassment also may come at the hands of...
by Jennifer Brown Shaw and Timothy L. Reed | Jan 11, 2011
Introduction Employers who are sued by current and former employees are often surprised by the degree of emotional distress alleged to have been caused by their supposed “outrageous,” “extreme,” “shocking,” and/or...
