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Employment Litigation Counsel Holli Hartman will be presenting a sexual harassment in the workplace update in webinar from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. ET on January 26.

The webinar will focus on updating employment law practitioners on recent developments in the law of sexual harassment, including under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act and state anti-discrimination laws. Hartman will also discuss:

• Trends in filings with the EEOC and lawsuits filed by the EEOC, including pattern or practice/class action cases.
• The EEOC process for reviewing sexual harassment charges, including court decisions on what can constitute a charge and meet the agency’s conciliation requirements prior to the filing of a lawsuit.
• The legal standards and definitions applied by the courts for quid pro quo and hostile work environment sexual harassment claims.
• A review of recent cases in which particular conduct was found to meet the threshold standard for moving a claim beyond summary judgment and cases in which conduct did not meet the threshold.
• Same-sex/sexual orientation harassment.
• Employer liability issues.
• Settlement amounts and jury verdicts reached in 2011.
• New evidentiary issues, including issues related to social media.
• Trends in state and local anti-discrimination laws.
• The impact of AT&T Mobility v. Concepcion on the arbitration of sexual harassment claims.
• Strategies in avoiding liability.

This webinar is sponsored by BNA which is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit, though 1.5 has been recommended. Please visit Bloomberg BNA’s website to register.