Economy & Economic Development  February 25, 2019

As harassment claims increase, employers should focus on training and prevention

FORT COLLINS — Workplace sexual harassment cases were reported more in 2018 than 2017, according to national Equal Employment Opportunity Commission data that was presented during “Define the Line: How to create civility in the workplace,” a panel at Fort Collins Startup Week.

The panel was hosted by Tina Todd and Nikki Larcher, co-founders of Define the Line, a comic book designed to train people about workplace harassment.

In 2017, there were 6,696 cases of harassment reported to the EEOC. By 2018, that number increased to 7,609. An increase in reported cases is significant, said…

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A Maryland native, Lucas has worked at news agencies from Wyoming to South Carolina before putting roots down in Colorado.
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