Tony Oncidi: On the issue of #MeToo and the current and best way for an employer to respond to those issues, I think there are certain things that are essentially table stakes that all employers need to do before they start considering other options. Number one, they have to make sure that they have all the appropriate policies in place, all of the reporting opportunities that an employee who may be a victim of harassment, or who may have witnessed harassment, can access. Those need to be updated; they need to be state of the art. The best practice when it comes to dealing with allegations of harassment or discrimination, whether it be a #MeToo kind of a claim or otherwise, is to properly, appropriately, and timely investigate the claim. A third thing that many employers are doing now is they’re beginning to consider whether to step away from arbitration.
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