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It seems that every week there are new and salacious reports of sexual misconduct, which have sparked the #MeToo and Time’s Up movements. A common thread in the news reports has been that the misconduct occurred in the workplace, with higher-ups demanding sexual favors of employees and creating a hostile work environment. 
Sexual harassment not only subjects the wrongdoer to potential criminal or civil liability, it also poses risks for employers who may have looked the other way and tolerated unlawful behavior. NBC is a good case in point; it has come under fire for its handling of the multiple sexual harassment claims brought against news anchor Matt Lauer.
Companies can, and should, take steps to prevent their workplaces from becoming the type of environment where sexual harassment festers.

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Electronic signatures, also called e-signatures, are becoming commonplace. According to P&S Market Research, the global digital signature market is expected to reach $2.9 billion by 2022.  E-signatures can help to close deals quickly and efficiently, but if you think that all e-signatures are alike and have the same enforceability in the event of a contract dispute, think again.  It is essential that businesses choosing to forgo paper signatures understand the ins and outs of collecting e-signatures.

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On October 5, Fred Press and Jamie Hamelburg appeared on Executive Leaders Radio, the #1 business weekly radio show in the Mid-Atlantic States. 

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Fred Press will appear as a guest on Executive Leaders Radio, the #1 business weekly radio show in the Mid-Atlantic States and broadcast nationally on over 100 terrestrial and internet radio stations reaching 7-million listeners weekly.

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Press, Dozier & Hamelburg is pleased to announce that Alfred D. Carry became a partner of the firm on April 1, 2017.

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Press, Dozier & Hamelburg, LLC is expanding.  We welcome attorney Ray M. Aragon to our firm.

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The DC Court of Appeals has selected Alfred Carry to serve on a panel of attorneys who are appointed to represent appellants in Criminal Justice Act cases.

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Montgomery County is imposing a new requirement on all employers regardless of their size.  Starting October 1, 2016, employers must give paid “sick and safe” leave to almost all of their employees.

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Jamie Hamelburg to speak on Advanced Business Contracts at the National Business Institute seminar in November 2016.  Register here for the November 15 Seminar.  

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