EEOC Says Employers Cannot Demand Silence From Their Employees During A Harassment Investigation
By Kluger, Kaplan, Silverman, Katzen & Levine, P.L. August 29, 2012
By Michael T. Landen Recently, the Buffalo office of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued a letter concerning an employer’s instructions to an employee not to discuss a pending investigation. Excerpts of the letter can be found here. The EEOC letter raises questions about an employer’s ability to silence employees during an …