December 1, 2017 – The Seattle Times quotes Sherman & Howard’s labor and employment law attorney, John Alan Doran, in the article “As Sexual-Harassment Allegations Multiply, H.R. Departments Seek a New Playbook.”

Social media has provided a source to quickly spread claims.  Electronic devices with the ability to do screen shots and text messages are often a large part of evidence in many harassment situations. Technology is also rewriting the rules for how quickly such allegations are addressed. With clear evidence more often available in the form of emails, texts or other electronic posts, said Doran, “the days of he-said, she-said have essentially been eliminated by technology.”

“As Sexual-Harassment Allegations Multiply, H.R. Departments Seek a New Playbook,” The Seattle Times.  December 1, 2017