12/10/2007

Harrassment Complaint Process Must be Clear

"One important way your company can avoid liability in harassment lawsuits is to show that you maintain “a reasonable mechanism by which the victim of the harassment can complain to the company and get relief” and then prove that the victim failed to use that procedure. But if your complaint-filing procedure is complex and confusing, a court may green-light the lawsuit anyway, even if the victim ignored the reporting procedure."

Read how to avoid this result in this hrspecialist.com post.