On June 24, 2013, the United States Supreme Court narrowed the definition of who qualifies as a “supervisor” for the purposes of harassment cases. This holding is a significant win for employers and ...

The Supreme Court heard arguments in a case about work harassment that depends on defining who is considered a supervisor and who is considered a co-worker. Jeffrey Brown talks to The National Law ...

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Supervisors work closely with employees to give their subordinates guidance and to help steer their performance. Good employee supervisors need a combination of hard (technical) and soft (people) ...

When does your co-worker also count as your supervisor? The Supreme Court may make a final decision on whether to draw a legal line between work colleagues and work managers, at least when it comes to ...

"We disagree with this rationale because adopting the 'Vance' definition does not eradicate employer liability for conduct of nonsupervisory employees; rather, it requires an additional showing of ...

There's some good and bad news for employers in New Jersey. A recent state Supreme Court case has adopted an affirmative defense, which allows employers to use anti-harassment policies to limit ...

An employee dispute at an Indiana university has caught the attention of the U.S. Supreme Court, and how the Court rules on the definition of “supervisor” could make companies less liable for the ...