December 11, 2017 – Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) interviewed Sherman & Howard’s labor & employment law attorney, John Alan Doran, for comment in the article “How Companies Are Grappling with Harassment – From Firings to Oversight Panels.”

Companies are starting to take several measures to protect employees including firings, forced resignations, independent investigations and HR-led oversight panels. “The workforce can read memo after memo from the C-suite about prohibiting harassment, but the C-suite can only prevent harassment through true leadership by example,” said Doran.”Let’s face it—there will always be [people] in the workforce [who sexually harass]. Institutions need to be ready to excise such individuals promptly regardless of the impact on the company’s bottom line. Make an example of a harasser, and you will dramatically deter other potential harassers. Let a harasser off lightly, and you can expect even more harassment.”

“How Companies Are Grappling with Harassment-From Firings to Oversight Panels,” Society for Human Resource Management. December 11, 2017.