Sexual Harassment Prevention in Your Restaurant: Ignorance Could Cost You Your Business

There has definitely been a tipping point in the U.S. when it comes to sexual harassment in the workplace. It’s been in the news with big movie stars, big media companies, big business, small business and famous restaurateurs all feeling the reaction to the #MeToo movement. It’s not that it’s all of a sudden happening; it’s that it’s finally coming out of the shadows. The truth is sexual harassment is rampant in the restaurant industry. It’s just that we as an industry seem to be looser with what warrants a claim.

As a business owner, it is especially pertinent that you are knowledgeable on the subject. Here are three of the biggest reasons you need to know what the harassment laws are, what constitutes sexual harassment and, more importantly, how to keep your employees safe:

It can cost you your business You are personally liable It’s not a matter if, but a matter of when a sexual harassment claim will be madeFederal law prohibits employees from directly suing…