The recent avalanche of sexual harassment cases has marked a cultural turning point in human capital management. For too long, employees – especially women – have been subject to unwanted and inappropriate behavior from colleagues and others in positions of power. Until now, fear and futility has often kept the victims of harassment from speaking up.

But we’ve hit a watershed moment, where a hostile workplace environment is no longer acceptable or tolerated. In its place, companies are focused on fostering a positive work environment for all employees. And as we’ve seen, the risks to companies for not acting are many – reputational, financial, and legal, among others.

In this podcast, RANE’s Executive Director of Governance, Risk, and Compliance Serina Vash sits down with Katherin Nukk-Freeman, Partner, Nukk-Freeman & Cerra PC to explore this issue further. Katherin enables companies to proactively address and effectively manage workplace issues related to harassment and discrimination complaints, unconscious bias, disability and leave law, wage and hour disputes, social media risks, staff reductions in force, and high-risk terminations. She works with human resources management professionals providing guidance and instruction to help them better manage and proactively address their training programs and many other employment law issues. As an employment law training instructor and industry thought leader, Katherin partners with clients to develop and implement strategies to manage risk, comply with the law, increase productivity and create an overall better workplace.