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Owners of Oklahoma City Rental Properties Hit with Sexual Harassment Lawsuit

Federal officials have sued the owners of a number of residential rental properties in or around Oklahoma City, alleging that subjected female tenants in and applicants for those properties were subject to sexual harassment, coercion, intimidation and threats. The complaint …

EEOC Sues Operator of a Texas McDonald’s Franchise for Sexual Harassment

A Texas company that does business as a McDonald’s franchise has been sued over the alleged sexual harassment of four females in the workplace. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has alleged in a lawsuit that Credle Enterprises LLC, …

Ohio Jury Awards $3.4M to Female Ex-Firefighter in Harassment Claim

A federal jury has awarded $3.35 million to a female ex-firefighter in Ohio who says she was the longtime victim of sexual harassment. Amie Morningstar of the Circleville Fire Department alleged she was subjected to equipment tampering, clothing destruction and …

Two Illinois IHOP Restaurants to Pay Nearly $1M to Settle Sexual Harassment Suit

Two International House of Pancakes (IHOP) franchises in southern Illinois will pay $975,000 and furnish other relief to settle a systemic sexual harassment lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today. The EEOC …

Missouri Prison Sexual Harassment Lawsuit Costs State $600K

The state of Missouri has paid out nearly $600,000 to a female corrections officer to settle another sexual harassment lawsuit. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch on Monday cited a report issued by the Missouri attorney general’s office showing that Michelle Findley …

Sanofi Executive, Fired in France for Sexting, Sues for $1.5 Million

First he sent lewd texts. Then he got fired. Then he sued. The case of an alleged sex pest at drug giant Sanofi is the latest example of how France is confronting age-old attitudes toward the kind of behavior that …

Missouri Educator Who Settled Harassment Suit Alleges Retaliation

A Missouri educator awarded $500,000 over claims that she was sexually harassed by her superintendent is suing again, alleging that school board members poisoned her effort to find a new job. Jodi Heckler was principal of an intermediate school in …

UC Berkeley Settles Law Dean Sexual Harassment Allegations Lawsuit

A legal settlement has been reached between the University of California, Berkeley, the former dean of its law school, and his former assistant, who said he sexually harassed her. The settlement between the school, former dean Sujit Choudhry and the …

California Court Orders Hot Yoga Guru to Cough up Income to Pay For Suit

The founder of Bikram yoga has been ordered to turn over the proceeds from his global fitness business to go toward a $6.8 million judgment his former legal adviser won against him last year in a sexual harassment and wrongful …

Illinois Town Settles Sexual Harassment Lawsuit Against Mayor for $120K

The village of Alsip, Ill., has settled a lawsuit alleging its mayor made unwanted sexual advances toward the Chicago suburb’s treasurer. The Daily Southtown reports the village will pay former treasurer Elizabeth Gonzalez $120,000 to settle the lawsuit filed in …