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# *Corporate Counsel* Quotes Mark Konkel on HR’s #MeToo Dilemmas

 January 23, 2018

 

 

 

 

 

 

Partner [Mark Konkel](/Our-People/Mark-A-Konkel) was quoted in the *Corporate Counsel* article ​“HR’s #MeToo Dilemma: How Much to Say About That Fired Employee?,” discussing the wave of sexual harassment allegations in corporate America and how human resource departments are forced to decide how much information – if any at all – should be revealed to the public about employee misconduct.

“Companies are facing two distinct forms of pressure: being open about concerns of women in the workplace and grappling with an uneasy sense that the #MeToo movement might go too far,” said Mark. ​“Companies must make sure any response to alleged misconduct involves an investigation and due process.”

Mark also mentioned he has ​“seen a few careers destroyed at this point not because someone engaged in sexual harassment, but because a mere allegation tainted the employee – and the employer reacted by protecting its brand, erring on the side of abundant caution, and terminating the employee. That’s a problem in that it doesn’t just credit the female employee with ​‘I believe you’; it positively discredits the ​‘accused’ without giving him any real ability to understand what allegations he is facing or providing him with an ability to respond.”

To read the full article, click [here](https://protect-us.mimecast.com/s/QfebCmZ2PzhRyzgAiD4aaa). Access may require subscription.

 

 

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