Labor/Employment,
Ethics/Professional Responsibility,
Civil Rights
Oct. 25, 2019
Legal ethics: The perils of playing down sexual harassment
It was recently reported that Ernst & Young subjected women employees to “training” that would keep the company’s men happy.
A. Marco Turk
Emeritus Professor
CSU Dominguez Hills
Email: amarcoturk.commentary@gmail.com
A. Marco Turk is a contributing writer, professor emeritus and former director of the Negotiation, Conflict Resolution and Peacebuilding program at CSU Dominguez Hills, and currently adjunct professor of law, Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution, Pepperdine University Caruso School of Law.
In August 2016, the American Bar Association passed Resolution 109 attracting considerable controversy both inside and outside the organization. The action makes it a violation of professional responsibility to discriminate or harass in conduct related to the practice of law. As of Nov. 1, 2018, California State Bar Rule 8.4.1 prohibits harassment and discrimination in representation of clients and law firm operations, allowing the State Ba...
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