Hirokazu Kishinami
Over the last year, the Firm has investigated harassment claims that have increasingly included allegations of “power harassment” by a supervisor, manager, or senior executive against the complaining employee. In Japan, power harassment is defined as language or behavior delivered from a position of power, which exceeds the necessary and reasonable scope of work duties and is detrimental to the working environment in of the employee. Japanese law requires employers to take measures to prevent power harassment in the workplace. Although U.S. law does not recognize “power harassment” in the same manner, power harassment allegations often result in recognizable harassment claims under U.S. law, which result in legal liability, expenses, and costs for Japanese American subsidiary corporations.
In this webinar, Hirokazu Kishinami will examine the following and offer five risk reduction strategies:
- How is Power Harassment Defined in Japan?
- Common Power Harassment Allegations in the U.S.
- How Do Power Harassment Allegations Proceed in the United States?
- Conducting the Investigation and Reporting the Results
- Five Risk Reduction Strategies
This webinar will be conducted in Japanese.
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