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>> I don't expect any company to act on allegations other than to apply some caution, which is probably already being applied anyhow. I don't agree with this.
by aero142 9y ago
>> I don't expect any company to act on allegations other than to apply some caution, which is probably already being applied anyhow.
I don't agree with this. Once an accuser has filed a criminal complaint of rape, I think companies should do a lot to protect that person from a co-worker. However, once those charges are dismissed for lack of evidence, which happened for reasons not covered in this article, the situation changes. I would like someone to tell me what Microsoft should do after charges are dropped.
- dragonwriter 9y agoFailing to address workplace sexual harassment (or any of the other potential workplace issuesthat arise from failing to act on information relating to this kind of issue between coworkers) merely because a related criminal complaint was dismissed is a good way to get into deep liability, since sexual harassment (and many of the other sources of liability which could become relevant based on a failure to act) don't require the necessary elements of the crime of rape, and as a statutory tort rather than a crime, have a lower standard of proof.
- throwaway_45 9y agoIt said they would never be on the same teams etc. so maybe they believed her. However if I was an employer just from liability sense would just just not hire the guy. I am sure they are plenty of other good applicants. If anything does happen that is an easy multi million dollar lawsuit. In all honesty I wouldn't want to hire her either. Just stay away from any possible issues.
- jsjohnst 9y ago> It said they would never be on the same teams Read further, near the end the article states that after a re-org, they ended up on the same team. As far as I’m concerned, that’s very poor form of Microsoft.