Sexual Harassment: Addressing and Preventing it in the Workplace

Recorded On: 10/28/2019

Recent headlines have drawn marked attention to sexual harassment. The reports have provoked strong reactions, from anger to fear to uncertainty. Many leaders and employees are looking to their companies’ human resource professionals for guidance and help. This session will define unlawful sexual harassment; describe procedures for investigating a complaint, and share ideas for training and prevention. With this information in mind, HR professionals will be better able to address both time-sensitive questions and longer-term strategic goals. Learning Objectives: Define what unlawful sexual harassment is, and what it isn't; Understand procedures for investigating a complaint; Train employees and help prevent sexual harassment.

Teresa Schiller

Teresa is a business and employment lawyer in Texas with 23 years of legal experience focused on cost-effective problem-solving for clients. Her business law practice includes advising on transactions and litigating disputes. Teresa’s employment law practice includes counseling and dispute resolution. She has assisted clients in matters involving employment complaints, discipline, termination, sexual harassment, workplace injury, Family and Medical Leave Act issues, and employee handbooks. Teresa formerly practiced law at Clifford Chance US LLP in New York City. A demonstrated leader, she served as president of the New York Women’s Bar Association and president-elect of the Women’s Bar Association of the State of New York. Teresa also coordinated volunteers in New York’s legal community following 9/11. She clerked for a federal trial court judge in Chicago and a federal appellate judge in Wilmington, Delaware.

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