Employment Law This Week - Episode 134 - Monthly Rundown: Jan. 7, 2019

This Employment Law This Week Monthly Rundown features a recap of the biggest employment law trends from 2018 and a look ahead at what's to come in 2019. Specifically, this episode includes the following: 1. #MeToo Movement in the Workplace For employers, 2018 was the year of #MeToo. While the movement began in the fall of 2017, last year, it touched every aspect of employment law--from harassment training to arbitration. Jennifer Gefsky (Member of the Firm, Epstein Becker Green): "I think if the #MeToo movement taught us one thing, it's that employers face significant liability and risk in the event that allegations are made against any employee or supervisor or the highest-level executive at the company." In 2019, we can expect to see more legislative action, particularly in the area of equal pay, where much of the #MeToo focus has shifted.