Workforce Bulletin

On May 30, 2018, Vermont Governor Phil Scott signed bill H.707, titled “An Act Relating to the Prevention of Sexual Harassment” (the “Act”). Effect on July 1, 2018, the Act provides expansive protections for employees and prospective employees, as well as some groundbreaking employer obligations and potential penalties for violations of the law.

Among its key provisions, the Act:

• Applies to all persons “hired to perform work or services,” thereby covering independent contractors and unpaid interns;
• Prohibits employers from requiring any employee or prospective ...

In an article written by Corporate Counsel's Shannon Green published on May 23, 2013, Epstein Becker Green labor and employment attorneys, Jeffrey M. Landes and Susan Gross Sholinksy, were interviewed concerning the legal issues that retail industry employers are currently facing.