Crisis Management and Safety Plans

Being sued can be the “worst nightmare” situation for a business. This post discusses practical ways to respond to threats of a lawsuit.

The connection of social media to personal security is often overlooked by many workers overseas. Social media can be a useful tool to enhance personal security or it can be a tool to expose someone’s vulnerabilities.

This post cautions about what not to do in an internal employment investigation and provides four helpful tips to avoid mishandling a complaint of sexual harassment.

How should an organization respond to a complaint of sexual harassment? This post provides an overview of how to respond effectively to address and prevent sexual harassment.

Waivers or releases of liability can be useful, but also have some pitfalls. A recent case teaches that one should write these agreements in plain English and include relevant activities.

When the organization has to let someone go for misconduct, and there is a scandal, what should it say? How much is too much? What are possible consequences?

A conversation between Theresa Lynn Sidebotham, Esq. and Dr. Brent Lindquist about the issue of risk management and the vulnerability of missions for where their people are, and what they do.

Recovered memory therapy continues to be a controversial topic, with experts debating about whether it is valid. As a legal matter, this controversy has slowly spilled over into an increased risk of liability for the therapist who chooses to use the technique. More and more states are holding that parents of children who recover memories of sexual abuse can sue the child’s therapist because the therapist has helped to create false allegations against them. Michigan is the latest jurisdiction to affirm the right of a child’s parent to sue the child’s therapist.

The disciplinary process for erring employees is intertwined with statutory provisions. You may become involved with the Civil Rights Division or the EEOC, even as a religious organization. Whether you can address issues internally and independent of government oversight depends partly on your policies and agreements.