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Hosted by the American Bankers Association, ABA Insurance Services' Laura Simmons and Littler Mendelson's Marlene Muraco will discuss the #MeToo and #TimesUp movements’ impact in the workplace, including best practices to help prevent claims. Recommended for bankers and those responsible for a bank's human resources and employment practices programs.

The public has witnessed powerful men in the entertainment industry being taken down by allegations of harassment. The resulting #MeToo and #TimesUp movements demonstrate that women are no longer willing to tolerate or ignore sexual harassment. Employers should use these events in the news to improve their culture, review their policies, and ensure that they provide a harassment-free workplace for everyone

In light of the recent events at Fox News, is your company providing and properly maintaining a hotline for employees to call and report harassment, discrimination or other workplace issues? Why would a company pay to provide a hotline and not publicize it to employees? Also, if they knew about it, why wouldn’t employees use this resource?