Trauma Informed Interviewing Techniques
One Monday morning, two urgent voicemails greeted my return to the office. They asked something veiled like, “Is this the attorney who is...
Sexual Harassment And The "One Free Grope" Rule
“Are you ticklish?” “How you doin’?” “I just think of you as a painting hanging in the courtroom.” “You’re sweet like candy. The candy...
What is Sexual Harassment?
People usually mean two different things when they ask, "What is sexual harassment?" Sometimes, they mean, "What type of behavior is...
Holidays Can Be Hard ... Can They Be Toxic?
For a lot of us, even those of us who love the holidays, they can be hard. Because . . . humans. Many of us have lost people we love, or...
Discrimination in Politics
We have had the privilege of supporting some amazing women in politics over the past few years, and there are certain abusive and...
Can Employers Silence Employees Who Talk About Discrimination?
One of the most common questions we get from people who have experienced sexual harassment and discrimination is some version of this:...
Being Targeted or Worried About Being Fired for Pretextual Reasons?
We are seeing a rise in layoffs of people with protected characteristics lately, where the boss/employer blames it on COVID or finances....
Do You Need to Investigate an Employee's Complaint?
Many employees come to us after HR has done an investigation. Regardless of how the investigation went, regardless of whether they were...
Are Things Bad Enough At Work To Leave?
Many of our clients come to us worried that "things might not be bad enough" YET at work to invest in getting help. What happens when we...
Grant County DA Accessed Citizen's Personal Cell Phone Records With No Suspicion of a Crime
Last year, Grant County District Attorney Jim Carpenter, accessed a citizen’s personal cell phone records without consent, warrant, or...